COLUMBUS – After dropping to their lowest level in two months, gas prices in Columbus rebounded this week, soaring 24 cents since last Monday.
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in central Ohio Monday morning was $2. 37, compared with the $2.13 drivers were paying on Sept. 25, according to a daily survey from the auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and WEX, Inc.
Ohio’s statewide average price also increased, though less dramatically, to $2.35, 8 cents more than a week ago.
AAA analysts say the Great Lakes and central states, including Ohio, have seen great price volatility this year, experiencing large jumps one week followed by large decrease the following week. Ohio was one of only three states in the nation to experience a price drop between Sept. 18 and 25.
Gasoline inventories in the region also experienced the largest increase of any section of the country, contributing to the drop in gas prices.
The national average price of $2.55 was down 2 cents from last Monday.