COLUMBUS, Ohio – Across the U.S., gas prices are continuing a downward trend but central Ohio drivers are not getting the benefit as prices here are headed in the opposite direction.
According to a daily survey from the AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and WEX, Inc., the average retail price of regular gasoline in Columbus in $3.37 a gallon, 19 cents higher than two weeks ago.
During the same two weeks, the average price of a gallon of gasoline nationwide has dropped 2 cents, according to the latest Lundberg Survey.
The lower cost of crude oil is driving the price down at the pump, fuel price analyst Trilby Lundberg said. She says the falling prices appear to be nearing a plateau and that she expects they will likely stabilize in the short term.
The nationwide average price, according to Lundberg’s biweekly survey is around $3.36 a gallon.
ColumbusGasPrices.com reports pump prices around the region run from a low of $3.20 in Westerville to a high of $3.49 in several communities.