AAA: Gas prices on the downward slide in Ohio

The average price of gasoline across South Central Ohio is 13 cents lower this week at $3.368 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

This week’s average prices for a gallon of unleaded gas in South Central Ohio is $3.368. The average price per gallon last week was $3.493 and last year this week’s average price for gas was $3.440.

Pike County has the fifth highest price per gallon in the state, but has the highest price of anywhere south of Interstate 70 with an average price of $3.538.

The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline in various areas:

$3.490 Athens$3.350 Chillicothe$3.137 Columbiana$3.374 East Liverpool$3.413 Gallipolis$3.396 Hillsboro$3.402 Ironton$3.300 Jackson$3.226 Logan$3.533 Marietta$3.339 Portsmouth$3.350 Steubenville$3.363 Washington Court House$3.481 Waverly

Trend Analysis:

The national average for a gallon of gasoline has remained steady over the past week at $3.44. Demand has been slowly building but is still behind 2023 levels. This, coupled with increasing supplies, has helped to stabilize pump prices. Today’s national average is 16 cents lower than a month ago and 13 cents less than a year ago.

At the close of Thursday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate rose by 60 cents to settle at $82.17 a barrel. The EIA reports that crude oil inventories decreased by 2.5 million barrels from the previous week. Lower crude inventories and geopolitical tensions around the globe are contributing to higher crude prices.

Motorists can find current gas prices nationwide, statewide, and countywide at gasprices.aaa.com.

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