COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Prices at the gas pump are continuing their downward trend.
The average price of regular gas in Columbus fell for the second week in a row and is now nearly 30 cents cheaper than Labor Day weekend.
A gallon of regular averaging $3.26 in Monday’s survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and WEX Inc. That’s 16 cents lower than last Monday and 20 cents cheaper than a month ago. It is also 13 cents cheaper than the national average.
Analysts say falling crude oil prices have driven the decline in prices over the past few weeks.
The statewide average price was $3.31, 12 cents lower than a week ago and down 14 cents from a month ago. The national average was $3.39 on Monday. That’s about a nickel less than a week ago.