AKRON, Ohio — Ouch! Gas prices have jumped across Northeast Ohio.
Drivers in Akron are now paying an average of $3.08 per gallon after prices increased 25.7 cents within the last week, according to GasBuddy.
Cleveland’s average is currently listed at $3.10 per gallon after GasBuddy reports prices rose by 15.6 cents. Despite the increase, GasBuddy says this puts the city’s prices 16.1 cents lower than a month ago and 45.1 cents cheaper than a year ago.
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The national average went up 1.2 cents per gallon to $3.16, according to GasBuddy.
"With oil prices jumping after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a larger-than-expected half percent, we've seen some states where gas prices have inched back up, while others have continued to decline,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “Most of these increases should be temporary with declines returning in the days and weeks ahead. In addition, for California and areas of Nevada and western Arizona, areas that had been left out of the recent drops, refinery issues are improving and gas prices should start moving lower. While the future looks good for gas prices to continue trending lower for most in the weeks ahead, oil's jump may mute the downside potential just a bit -- for now."
Here’s a look at historical gasoline prices in Cleveland and the national average going back 10 years:
- September 23, 2023: $3.55/g (U.S. Average: $3.83/g)
- September 23, 2022: $3.46/g (U.S. Average: $3.67/g)
- September 23, 2021: $3.05/g (U.S. Average: $3.18/g)
- September 23, 2020: $2.17/g (U.S. Average: $2.19/g)
- September 23, 2019: $2.72/g (U.S. Average: $2.66/g)
- September 23, 2018: $2.72/g (U.S. Average: $2.83/g)
- September 23, 2017: $2.34/g (U.S. Average: $2.56/g)
- September 23, 2016: $2.08/g (U.S. Average: $2.21/g)
- September 23, 2015: $2.24/g (U.S. Average: $2.28/g)
- September 23, 2014: $3.30/g (U.S. Average: $3.33/g)
