LIMA — Gas prices in the region were down slightly from last week, but they remained significantly higher than last month.
According to GasBuddy.com, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas in Allen County was $1.92 as of Monday morning, down 1.8 cents from last week’s average. Still, gas remains 21.5 cents higher than last month’s average.
Despite the increase from February to March, gas remains 38.9 cents per gallon less than last year’s average of $2.30.
The lowest price of gas in the region was Hardin County with $1.84 per gallon. Allen County was second lowest, followed by $1.92 in Auglaize County, $1.95 in Mercer County, $1.95 in Putnam County and $1.97 in Van Wert County.
Average retail gas prices in Ohio have not moved in the past week, averaging $1.92 per gallon Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 5,345 gas outlets in Ohio. This compares with the national average that has increased 4.9 cents per gallon in the last week to $1.98 per gallon.
Including the change in gas prices in Ohio during the past week, prices Sunday were 42.7 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago, and were 22.9 cents higher than a month ago. The national average has increased 27.4 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 44 cents lower than this day one year ago.
“With the U.S. average price of gas closing in on the $2 level, a price not seen since late December, it reflects a real paradox; we see simultaneously both a stark increase — 25 cents per gallon in the past few weeks — and a reminder of how much we’re still saving,” said Gregg Laskoski, senior petroleum analyst with GasBuddy, in a press release. “Even with the anticipated rise in retail prices to accommodate ‘summer blend’ gasoline regulations, and even with a 54 percent increase in crude oil from $26 to $40 for the benchmark West Texas Intermediate, the national average price of gas today remains some 45 cents lower than where we were exactly one year ago.”
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