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Everything will get more expensive: why the oil price matters to you

Its not just the price of filling up your car with petrol that increases when the oil price rises - with Brent crude passing $120 a barrel for the first time since the financial crisis started in 2008, virtually everything used in homes and businesses will cost more to produce, and ultimately to buy. Here are some examples:

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