Ohio gas prices up 12 cents from last week

4/4/2011

COLUMBUS, Ohio  — Oil prices at their highest levels in 2 1/2 years have helped to push Ohio gas prices up 12 cents from last week.

A survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and Wright Express shows the statewide average price for regular-grade gasoline is now $3.67 a gallon, compared to $3.55 last Monday.

Ohio gas prices have risen nearly 20 cents in the last month and are up 92 cents from a year ago, when regular was averaging $2.75 in the state.

Oil now tops $108 a barrel because of growing demand in China and continued instability in some oil-producing countries in the Middle East and northern Africa. All of that has helped to bring about the highest gas prices ever seen at this time of year.

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