YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The price of gasoline has fallen more than a dollar per gallon from a year ago, the latest AAA East Central Fuel Gauge Report shows.
The average price of a gallon of gas dropped nearly 16 cents this week, the agency reported. Across northeastern Ohio, the average price per gallon this week is $1.961, down from $2.117 the week of Dec. 29. During the week of Jan. 7, 2014, the average price per gallon was $3.329
In the Mahoning Valley, prices for a gallon of regular unleaded hover around the $2 mark. Some stations in Warren this morning had posted prices of around $1.76 per gallon, according to GasBuddy.com.
Other prices in northeastern the Ohio AAA reported are $1.94 per gallon in Ashtabula, $1.95 in Cleveland, $1.892 in Ravenna and $1.815 in Norwalk.
Nationally, the average price of gas has fallen a record 102 days to $2.20 per gallon, the lowest average since May 9, 2009. Barring significant fluctuations in the price of crude oil, the average price at the pump is likely to remain below $3 per gallon throughout 2015, although prices may see seasonal increases this spring as refineries undergo maintenance, or this summer as demand increases during the busy summer driving season.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
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