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Cleveland gas prices rise 49.8 cents in last week: How to find the cheapest prices

Cleveland's average price for gas is now at $3.85 per gallon, which is $1.10 higher than one year ago.

CLEVELAND — The pain at the pump is definitely stinging drivers here in Northeast Ohio.

GasBuddy says prices in Cleveland have climbed 49.8 cents per gallon in the last week with the average now at $3.85. That data comes from GasBuddy’s survey of 831 gas stations in Cleveland.

For more context, prices in Cleveland are now 58.5 cents higher than one month ago and $1.10 higher than a year ago.

LIST: Where to find 10 of the cheapest gas prices in Northeast Ohio

“According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Cleveland was priced at $3.47/g yesterday (Sunday) while the most expensive was $4.49/g, a difference of $1.02/g,” Gas Buddy notes. “The lowest price in the state yesterday was $3.19/g while the highest was $4.99/g, a difference of $1.80/g.”

Akron’s average is now at $3.81 per gallon, which is up 48.3 cents from last week.

GUIDE: GasBuddy lists the cheapest prices near you

The national average, meanwhile, has risen 46.5 cents per gallon in the last week with the national average now topping $4 per gallon at $4.06. That puts the national average up 61.1 cents per gallon from a month ago and $1.29 higher than a year ago.

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“There are few words to describe the unprecedented rise in gasoline prices over the last week, with massive spikes coast to coast in both gasoline and diesel prices, as oil prices jump to their highest since 2008,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “Forget the $4 per gallon mark, the nation will soon set new all-time record highs and we could push closer to a national average of $4.50/gal. California could be heading for $5.50 per gallon with more stations charging $6 and beyond. We've never been in this situation before, with this level of uncertainty. As we lose a major global producer under the weight of deserving bipartisan sanctions for invading a sovereign country, the cost is high. Americans will be feeling the pain of the rise in prices for quite some time, with little good news foreseen."

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Historical gasoline prices in Cleveland and the national average going back ten years:

  • March 7, 2021: $2.75/g (U.S. Average: $2.77/g
  • March 7, 2020: $2.25/g (U.S. Average: $2.37/g)
  • March 7, 2019: $2.29/g (U.S. Average: $2.46/g)
  • March 7, 2018: $2.34/g (U.S. Average: $2.53/g)
  • March 7, 2017: $2.17/g (U.S. Average: $2.30/g)
  • March 7, 2016: $1.84/g (U.S. Average: $1.81/g)
  • March 7, 2015: $2.36/g (U.S. Average: $2.46/g)
  • March 7, 2014: $3.63/g (U.S. Average: $3.49/g)
  • March 7, 2013: $3.66/g (U.S. Average: $3.72/g)
  • March 7, 2012: $3.73/g (U.S. Average: $3.76/g)

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