Gas prices are 15 cents lower in South Central Ohio this week at $3.936 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
Nationwide trends:
Gas prices remain the highest they’ve ever been for this time of year. Even though the national average dropped a penny this past week to $4.35, pump prices remain at record highs for autumn. This is the first year the national average has been above $4 per gallon in October. After dipping into the $80 per barrel range for several days, crude oil is back above $90 per barrel. Today’s national average is four cents more than a month ago and $1.27 more than a year ago.
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand increased last week from 8.68 million barrels per day to 8.76 million. Total domestic gasoline supply increased slightly from 204.4 million barrels to 204.7 million. Gasoline production decreased from 9.46 million barrels per day to 9.34 million barrels.
At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate fell $1.16 to settle at $88.28 per barrel. The EIA reports that U.S. crude oil inventories decreased 3.2 million barrels to 424.1 million barrels, 1% above the five-year average.
The national average per kilowatt hour of electricity at a public EV charging station went down one cent this past week to 41 cents.
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline today in various areas:
$3.996 — Athens $3.971 — Chillicothe $3.884 — Columbiana $3.759 — East Liverpool $4.002 — Gallipolis $3.969 — Hillsboro $3.966 — Ironton $3.956 — Jackson $3.986 — Logan $3.904 — Marietta $3.840 — Portsmouth $3.953 — Steubenville $3.963 — Washington Court House $3.958 — Waverly
Quick gas and electricity stats
Gas
The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($6.31), Hawaii ($5.62), Washington ($5.45), Nevada ($5.45), Alaska ($5.03), Oregon ($5.00), Idaho ($4.89), Utah ($4.81), Arizona ($4.70), and Illinois ($4.70).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Georgia ($3.81), Texas ($3.82), Ohio ($3.87), Indiana ($3.91), North Carolina ($3.91), Mississippi ($3.93), Tennessee ($3.93), Louisiana ($3.93), Arkansas ($3.96), and Alabama ($3.97).
Electric
The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Hawaii (54 cents), West Virginia (52 cents), Louisiana (49 cents), Alaska (49 cents), California (47 cents), New Hampshire (46 cents), Arkansas (44 cents), North Dakota (44 cents), Wyoming (44 cents), and Arizona (44 cents).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (31 cents), Missouri (32 cents), Iowa (33 cents), Nebraska (34 cents), Maryland (35 cents), Utah (35 cents), South Dakota (35 cents), Vermont (35 cents), Minnesota (37 cents), and New Mexico (38 cents).
Submitted by AAA East Central
