COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Gasoline prices have jumped in Ohio as oil prices move higher again.
Monday's survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and Wright Express puts the statewide average price for regular-grade gasoline at $3.37, up 11 cents from last week.
Cheapest price we are seeing this morning in the area is $3.09 a gallon at two stations in Denial (the Murphy USA on Hospitality Dr. and the Marathon on S. Progress Dr) and at the Marathon at Orchard Lane and U.S. 35 in Beavercreek.
Oil prices have been on the rise for the last two weeks amid economic indicators that have made traders hopeful the U.S. won't fall back into recession. Another downturn could hurt demand for fuel.
As oil prices rally, the cost of gasoline has been pushed to record levels for this time of year, according to AAA and its partners.
Ohio motorists are paying more than 50 cents more for gas than they were a year ago, when regular was averaging $2.81.
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