COLUMBUS – Bucking a national trend, gas prices in central Ohio dropped Monday morning after six consecutive weeks of increases.
The average price of gasoline in Columbus was $2.15 a gallon, 18 cents cheaper than a week earlier, according to a daily survey by the AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and WEX, Inc.
The state average was $2.16. The average price in Ohio this time last week was $2.29.
Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday that the hike is mostly due to crude oil prices edging up and a weaker dollar. Her biweekly survey of gas stations showed the average price had jumped by 9 cents over the past two weeks and 50 cents over the past 12 weeks.
Experts say ample gasoline supplies and relatively lower crude oil costs are helping to sustain year-over-year savings. Prices are still about 40 cents below where they were in 2015.