This compares with the national average that has fallen 2.6 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.25 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.
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"As motorists pack their cars in preparation for the July 4 holiday, gasoline prices continue their widespread drop, falling in all five states over the last week, as retail prices play catch up to the falling price of crude oil," said Patrick DeHaan, a GasBuddy senior petroleum analyst.
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Areas near Dayton and their current gas price climate:
Ohio: $2.16 per gallon, up 4.0 cents per gallon from last week's $2.12 per gallon.
Columbus: $2.21 per gallon, up 14.9 cents per gallon from last week's $2.06 per gallon.
Cincinnati: $2.23 per gallon, up 13.7 cents per gallon from last week's $2.09 per gallon.
Including the change in gas prices in Dayton during the past week, prices on Sunday were 20.4 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 9.5 cents per gallon lower than a month ago. The national average has decreased 11.5 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 5.7 cents per gallon lower than this day one year ago.
The average price for a gallon of gas in Dayton Monday morning is $2.18, with prices stable, according to GasBuddy.com. The cheapest gas Monday morning is $2.07 at Big Daddy's on East Third and Harshman streets.
In Hamilton, the average price for a gallon of gas is $2.24, with prices stable. The cheapest gas is $2.03 at United Dairy Farmers on Brookwood Avenue and West Main Street.
In Springfield, the average price for a gallon of gas is $2.18, with prices stable. The cheapest gas is $2.14 at Murphy USA on Tuttle Road near East National Road.
"Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Illinois saw prices rise slightly due only to the fact that gas prices had fallen so significantly that stations in those areas were selling under their cost, prompting an adjustment,” DeHaan said. “For the rest of the country, the downward momentum has continued and may do so again this week, so long as there's no sudden reversal in the price of crude oil. It's amazing we're staring at some of the cheapest prices of the year as the holiday comes into view."
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