The war's oil shock to America is three times that of China American consumers have spent an average of $471 more on gas since the war with Iran began in February, according to a report released Monday by the Center for Clean Energy and Air Research (CREA), a nonprofit research institute based in Finland. This figure is almost eight times the average increase in energy costs per person in the world, which is about 60 dollars. On a national scale, America has paid a total of $160 billion in additional fuel costs since the start of the war. China is next with $54 billion and Canada is third with $17 billion. America's additional cost of fuel is more than three times the cost incurred by China.

The war's oil shock to America is three times that of China American consumers have spent an average of $471 more on gas since the war with Iran began in February, according to a report released Monday by the Center for Clean Energy and Air Research (CREA), a nonprofit research institute based in Finland. This figure is almost eight times the average increase in energy costs per person in the world, which is about 60 dollars. On a national scale, America has paid a total of $160 billion in additional fuel costs since the start of the war. China is next with $54 billion and Canada is third with $17 billion. America's additional cost of fuel is more than three times the cost incurred by China.