COLUMBUS, Ohio – The price of gasoline had fallen for a record 123 consecutive days…until Tuesday.
While the nationwide average price remained unchanged, the price in Ohio jumped 8 cents in one day to $2.08 cents a gallon, 13 cents higher than last week, according to a daily survey by the AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and WEX, Inc.
The average price in Columbus is up 16 cents in a week as gas stations try to restore prices to something like normal. Many stations cut profit margins to the bone last week and a winter storm threatening the East Coast this week caused concerns about supply disruptions.
Prices are still well below what they were at this time last year: $1.10 lower in Columbus and $1.24 across the nation as a whole.