Ohio Gas Down 41 Cents

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Posted: 12:08 PM Oct 13, 2008
Last Updated: 12:08 PM Oct 13, 2008
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio gasoline is more than 40 cents a gallon cheaper, on average, than it was last Monday.

The price trackers at AAA and the Oil Price Information Service say the average cost for regular in the state has dropped to about $2.94 a gallon, down from about $3.35 a week ago.

Analysts say fuel prices have been sliding because demand has declined as an economic crisis spreads around the globe.

In Ohio, gasoline costs have fallen nearly 28 percent from the state's all-time high average of $4.05 for regular reached on July 3.

Prices for diesel also have been coming down. According to AAA, it now costs an average $3.85 a gallon in Ohio, compared to a record of $4.75 in late May.

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Posted by: Colleen on Oct 14, 2008 at 09:51 AM
Why is it that WV always has the highest price. It can't be the Gas Tax because PA has a higher gas tax and I always pay at least 30 cheaper when I go there. A friend of mine recently drove her daughter to Maine for College, and she said the highest she ever paid for gas was in West Virginia. I don't get it.

Posted by: carl on Oct 14, 2008 at 09:22 AM
oil companies working with MCcain.they will raise the prices after the election.

Posted by: amber on Oct 13, 2008 at 09:07 PM
Today around noon in Louisa, gas was 2.99 a gal. yippee!

Posted by: Crystal on Oct 13, 2008 at 08:44 PM
I just now got gas in South Shore KY at Speedway for $2.89!

Posted by: kathy_r on Oct 13, 2008 at 06:13 PM
gas is $2.81 in northern dayton suburbs

Posted by: Jeannie on Oct 13, 2008 at 03:49 PM
Just in time for elections!! Coincidence?

Posted by: SOUTH POINT on Oct 13, 2008 at 02:15 PM
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE IN OHIO GAS IS 2.94? I LIVE IN SOUTH POINT AND IT IS STILL 3.29 AND IS IN THE ENTIRE SURROUNDING AREA.

Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 13, 2008 at 01:57 PM
wait till the election is over then it will shoot back up.

Posted by: a on Oct 13, 2008 at 01:36 PM
now if gas will go down here in West Virginia

Posted by: FUBAR on Oct 13, 2008 at 01:13 PM
I wonder why gas is so much there than here? I really dont want to hear "Competition" because I was in Columbus this weekend, gas in the city was 3.01 to 3.11 but get past Scioto Downs and gas prices dropped from there to just a few miles outside of Lucasville it went up to 3.48 more or less. Now from Scioto Downs to Lucasville it was 2.84 to 2.96 a gal. why the difference? I swear it is those that control the gas prices in this area, it is a monopoly John Clark and Marathon raping us again on gas. The price of a barrel of light crude oil has dropped 46 dollars in the last month and gas prices have fallen 45 cents /- just doesn't seem right. Before anyone says it there are also alot of byproducts from refining gasoline that is used for other stuff that is like free money so dont give me the loss of refining speech on why gas prices arent falling. they use and sell just about every bit of a gallon of crude in the refining process maybe not for gas but for other things profitable

Posted by: On The Road Again! on Oct 13, 2008 at 12:28 PM
Finally! It's about time we start seeing the gas prices coming down.

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