AKRON, Ohio — Gas prices are on the rise throughout Northeast Ohio once again as GasBuddy reports a jump in both Akron and Cleveland.
Drivers in Akron are now paying an average of $3.53 per gallon after prices increased 24.2 cents within the last week, according to new data released early Monday.
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The average price in Cleveland is one penny cheaper at $3.52 per gallon after prices climbed 18.5 cents within the last week. That puts Cleveland’s gas prices 15.2 cents higher than a month ago, but 12 cents lower than this time last year.
The national average, meanwhile, now stands at $3.57 per gallon after prices jumped 6.5 cents since last week.
"After a brief break, gas prices have leapt back up, driven by extensive refinery maintenance on the west coast, where prices have increased notably; only a handful of states have seen prices decline over the last week," said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. "With oil prices rising to nearly $87 per barrel last week, their highest since October, we are not only facing the seasonal factors that push prices up -- refinery maintenance, the switch to summer gasoline, and rising demand -- but also escalating crude oil prices as OPEC's production cuts continue to cause declining global oil inventories, with escalations between Iran and Israel adding to concerns of further destabilization. The west coast is likely to see gas prices continue to jump, and in a week or so, will be joined by the mid-Atlantic and Northeast states as they wrap up the transition to summer gasoline."
Here's a look at historical gasoline prices in Cleveland and the national average going back 10 years:
- April 8, 2023: $3.64/g (U.S. Average: $3.58/g)
- April 8, 2022: $3.98/g (U.S. Average: $4.12/g)
- April 8, 2021: $2.73/g (U.S. Average: $2.86/g)
- April 8, 2020: $1.51/g (U.S. Average: $1.88/g)
- April 8, 2019: $2.63/g (U.S. Average: $2.75/g)
- April 8, 2018: $2.51/g (U.S. Average: $2.65/g)
- April 8, 2017: $2.31/g (U.S. Average: $2.39/g)
- April 8, 2016: $1.98/g (U.S. Average: $2.04/g)
- April 8, 2015: $2.34/g (U.S. Average: $2.39/g)
- April 8, 2014: $3.60/g (U.S. Average: $3.58/g)
