The family has been moved to temporary accommodation and said neighbours have rallied round to replace essential items like baby clothes and a pram.

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Indeed a temporary spike in gasoline prices affects how much people spend on other discretionary items, but they are not expected to affect the U.S. GDP in a significant way unless they are sustained well into 2012, according to many analysts.

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The temporary site, which opened in 2008, at Longue Hougue was upgraded in June, but items remained in the open.

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