COLUMBUS – The one-step-forward-one-step-back pattern of gas price changes in central Ohio continues into the new work week.
The average price of regular gasoline in Columbus Monday morning was $2.03 a gallon, virtually unchanged from two weeks ago but 15 cents cheaper than last Monday, according to a daily survey from the AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and WEX, Inc.
The price has been fluctuating weekly between approximately $2 and $2.18 a gallon, with the changes differing by only a penny or two, since the Fourth of July.
Cols Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday that retailers and refiners have upped their prices in response to a rise in the cost of crude oil.
The average price in Ohio was $2.08, down from $2.17 cents a week ago and 13 cents below the current national average.
The average price in Ohio at this time last month was $2.22, a penny higher than the price a year ago.