Gas prices in Northeast Ohio have increased by five cents to $2.791 per gallon this week, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
With the exception of a few states, state gas price averages in the Great Lakes and Central region are more expensive compared to last Monday. Statewide in Ohio, gasoline is on average a penny more expensive this week at $2.79.
Gasoline inventories continue to tighten in the region following the fourth consecutive weekly draw. Total inventories register at the 51 million barrel mark. While this is the region’s lowest measurement for the year, it is on par with levels last year at this time, according to Energy Information Administration (EIA) data.
This week’s average prices: Northeast Ohio Average: $2.791
Average price during the week of July 30, 2018: $2.740
Average price during the week of August 7, 2017: $2.286
Average prices of the unleaded self-service gasoline in various areas:
$2.761 Alliance
$2.804 Ashland
$2.742 Ashtabula
$2.824 Aurora
$2.854 Chesterland
$2.786 Cleveland
$2.774 Elyria
$2.752 Independence
$2.777 Lorain
$2.827 Lyndhurst
$2.771 Massillon
$2.772 Mentor
$2.791 New Philadelphia
$2.762 Niles
$2.904 Norwalk
$2.870 Oberlin
$2.787 Parma
$2.750 Ravenna
$2.802 Solon
$2.801 Willard
$2.708 Youngstown
On the National Front
At 9.88 million barrels per day, gasoline demand last week was near an all-time record high according to the EIA. More so, the latest EIA data shows gasoline inventories tightening from 240 million barrels at the end of June down to 231 million at the end of July. The boost in demand and drop in inventory have driven the national gas price average to $2.87, which is the most expensive gas price seen in August since 2014. Should inventories continue to tighten, a pump price rally could manifest before summer’s end.
While today’s gas price average is one-cent more than last week, it is the same price as one month ago, yet 52-cents more than this time last year.
At the close of Friday’s formal trading session on the NYMEX, West Texas Intermediate dropped 47 cents to settle at $68.49. Oil prices made some gains last week, but are ending at a loss after EIA reported that total oil inventories across the country grew by 5.6 million barrels last week. The build in crude stocks was supported by crude exports falling to 1.31 million b/d.
Motorists can find current gas prices nationwide, statewide, and countywide at GasPrices.AAA.com.
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