COLUMBUS, Ohio – Central Ohio drivers are paying a lot more to fill up their gas tanks.
A daily survey by the AAA, the Oil Price Information Service WEX, Inc., reports the average price for regular jumped 12 cents this week to $3.30 a gallon.
The jump came on the heels of a big drop in price. The AAA says Ohio saw one of the 10 largest one-month and year-over-year price declines in the nation. The price is 34 cents less than what drivers were paying one year ago but was 55 cents lower at this time last week.
AAA expects that retail prices will continue lower in the coming months, thanks to sufficient supplies, flat demand and cheaper winter-blend gasoline.
Pump prices range from $3.14 on the West Side up to $3.39 elsewhere, according to ColumbusGasPrices.com.
The statewide average price is also $3.30 a gallon while the AAA says the nationwide average price has dropped 19 cents in a month to $3.34.