AKRON, Ohio — Gas prices continue to tumble across Northeast Ohio.
Drivers in Akron are now paying an average of $3.20 per gallon after gas prices dropped 13.3 cents within the last week, according to data released by GasBuddy early Monday.
In Cleveland, gas prices dipped 10.4 cents as the city’s average now stands at $3.32 per gallon. That puts Cleveland’s average 10.5 cents lower than a month ago and $1.42 cheaper than a year ago.
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The national average, meanwhile, went down 4.1 cents to $3.50.
"Just ahead of Independence Day, the national average has fallen to its lowest level since late April, with oil prices remaining under considerable pressure due to a cloudy outlook for the global economy,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “We could see gasoline prices under some additional pressure soon, especially as we head into the closing innings of summer next month. For now, gasoline demand will likely ramp up as we enter the peak of the summer, with millions of Americans set to take to the roads with some of the season's lowest average gasoline prices. At the half point of the year, the national average is right at level we anticipated for a full year average. While that's good news, I believe we may see prices close out the second half of the year below our expectations, which would be welcome news for motorists, and the possibility exists that the national average this fall could fall under $3 per gallon."
Check out historical gasoline prices in Cleveland and the national average going back 10 years:
- July 3, 2022: $4.74/g (U.S. Average: $4.79/g)
- July 3, 2021: $2.98/g (U.S. Average: $3.12/g)
- July 3, 2020: $2.19/g (U.S. Average: $2.17/g)
- July 3, 2019: $2.70/g (U.S. Average: $2.76/g)
- July 3, 2018: $2.76/g (U.S. Average: $2.87/g)
- July 3, 2017: $2.08/g (U.S. Average: $2.22/g)
- July 3, 2016: $2.19/g (U.S. Average: $2.27/g)
- July 3, 2015: $2.72/g (U.S. Average: $2.77/g)
- July 3, 2014: $3.57/g (U.S. Average: $3.67/g)
- July 3, 2013: $3.30/g (U.S. Average: $3.47/g)
