AKRON, Ohio — Ouch. Gas prices have gone up in Northeast Ohio as GasBuddy reports an increase in both Akron and Cleveland.
Drivers in Akron are now paying an average of $3 per gallon, which is up 22.8 cents from last week.
Cleveland’s gas prices increased 15.9 cents, bringing the city’s new average to $3.02 per gallon. Despite the increase, GasBuddy says prices in Cleveland are 7 cents lower than a month ago and 22.2 cents cheaper than a year ago.
The national average, meanwhile, is now at $3.05 per gallon after dipping 2.2 cents. That’s down 11.8 cents from a month ago and 34.5 cents less than a year ago.
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"Seasonal trends continue to push down gasoline prices across much of the country, with GasBuddy counting 26 states where average gas prices have fallen below $3 per gallon -- something that could be less than a week away for the national average," said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. "While much of the attention this week will be on the election and how it could potentially change the trajectory of the nation, gasoline prices are likely to be a gift to the next president, staying much lower than in previous years when COVID and Russia's war on Ukraine caused a surge that’s unlikely to repeat, no matter who wins the election. For now, Americans can expect the downward trend to continue in most states, while other states have seen prices jump temporarily due to a behavior we track called price cycling. We should see the number of states with sub-$3-per-gallon prices grow as we get closer to Thanksgiving."
Here’s a look at gasoline prices in Cleveland and the national average going back 10 years as listed by GasBuddy:
- November 4, 2023: $3.24/g (U.S. Average: $3.40/g)
- November 4, 2022: $3.88/g (U.S. Average: $3.79/g)
- November 4, 2021: $3.29/g (U.S. Average: $3.41/g)
- November 4, 2020: $1.97/g (U.S. Average: $2.11/g)
- November 4, 2019: $2.44/g (U.S. Average: $2.62/g)
- November 4, 2018: $2.54/g (U.S. Average: $2.73/g)
- November 4, 2017: $2.67/g (U.S. Average: $2.52/g)
- November 4, 2016: $2.10/g (U.S. Average: $2.22/g)
- November 4, 2015: $2.28/g (U.S. Average: $2.20/g)
- November 4, 2014: $2.94/g (U.S. Average: $2.96/g)
