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Ohio drivers are still seeing gas pump prices below $2 despite a slight increase over the past week in the average price for a gallon of regular fuel.
The state average reported in Monday’s survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and WEX Inc. was $1.64. That’s about 8 cents higher than a week ago, but well below the $2.05 price reported a year ago in Ohio.
In Crawford County last week prices went up to over $1.70 per gallon, but then fell throughout the week. Regular grade gas was selling at $1.53 per gallon this morning in Bucyrus.
The state’s average price also remained below the national average of $1.80 reported Monday. The survey reports the national average price of a regular gallon of gas that time last year was $2.06.
Gas prices could head even lower as a result of the reduced seasonal demand and falling crude oil costs.