AKRON, Ohio — Ouch.
Gas prices have increased across Northeast Ohio once again.
Drivers in Akron are now paying an average of $3.40 per gallon after prices jumped 26.3 cents within the last week, according to new data released by GasBuddy early Monday.
Cleveland’s gas prices went up 21.5 cents, bringing the city’s new average to $3.39 per gallon. This jump means Cleveland’s prices are now 39 cents higher than a month ago and 1.1 cents more than a year ago.
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The national average, meanwhile, is now listed at $3.34 per gallon after climbing 10 cents in the last week.
"A majority of the nation's 50 states have seen gasoline prices rise, with the national average posting a gain for the second straight week, a trend that is hardly surprising for this time of year, and will likely continue as the entire nation has now made the first step toward summer gasoline," said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. "The pinch at the pump has been manageable for now, with prices about 30 cents higher than mid-January, but that will likely change as we enter the madness we tend to see in March with refinery maintenance hitting its peak, impacting how much gasoline can be produced as we make the changeover to the summer blends. This always crimps supply, leading to further gas price increases."
Here's a look at historical gasoline prices in Cleveland compared to the national average going back 10 years:
- March 4, 2023: $3.38/g (U.S. Average: $3.37/g)
- March 4, 2022: $3.76/g (U.S. Average: $3.92/g)
- March 4, 2021: $2.73/g (U.S. Average: $2.75/g)
- March 4, 2020: $2.30/g (U.S. Average: $2.41/g)
- March 4, 2019: $2.31/g (U.S. Average: $2.43/g)
- March 4, 2018: $2.31/g (U.S. Average: $2.52/g)
- March 4, 2017: $2.20/g (U.S. Average: $2.31/g)
- March 4, 2016: $1.88/g (U.S. Average: $1.81/g)
- March 4, 2015: $2.41/g (U.S. Average: $2.45/g)
- March 4, 2014: $3.59/g (U.S. Average: $3.46/g)
