Average Columbus gas prices under $3 per gallon
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus residents will be able to save some money on gas for Halloween week as the average price has hit under $3 per gallon.
According to GasBuddy’s survey of 500 stations in and around Columbus, Ohio, gas prices fell nearly seven cents in the last week to average out at $2.94 per gallon. The current price is 4.1 cents per gallon higher than four weeks ago but 1.1 cents higher than this time one year ago.
The cheapest gas station in the Columbus area was priced at $2.57 a gallon on Sunday, while the most expensive was $3.19. In Ohio, the average price of gas went down 2.2 cents from $2.93 per gallon to $2.91 per gallon.
The national average did rise slightly, hitting exactly $3 per gallon for a 2.5 cents drop from last week's price.
GasBuddy’s head of petroleum analysis Patrick De Haan said a refinery fire in the Midwest was a factor in last week's higher prices and that trade deals between the U.S.-China could keeps things steadily under the $3 per gallon average.
“While the spike in prices in affected areas was significant, relief is likely in the weeks ahead as the situation stabilizes," said De Haan. "For now, the possibility of a U.S.-China trade deal could lift oil prices on optimism that it would increase trade and reduce tariffs—potentially keeping the national average slightly above the $3-per-gallon mark for a couple more weeks before slipping back below $3 ahead of Thanksgiving.”