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Gas prices are 31 cents lower in Northeast Ohio this week at $3.874 per gallon, according to Monday's AAA East Central's Gas Price Report.
The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is down 16 cents from last week to $4. Gas prices have been going down for nearly two weeks, as crude oil has dipped back into the high $80 -- low $90 per barrel range. But pump prices remain the highest they've ever been during this time of year.
Before 2026, the national average had never gone above $4 per gallon during the month of November. Currently, the national average is more than one dollar higher than it was a year ago.
At this time last year, the average price in Northeast Ohio was $3.089. On Monday, Niles gas stations averaged $3.902 per gallon with Youngstown stations were at $3.847.
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration, gasoline demand increased last week from 8.35 million barrels per day to 8.80 million. Total domestic gasoline supply decreased slightly from 209.2 million barrels to 209 million. Gasoline production increased from 9.24 million barrels per day to 9.70 million barrels.
At the close of Wednesday's formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate was $86.53 per barrel. The EIA reports that U.S. crude oil inventories decreased 0.9 million barrels to 409.8 million barrels, 4% below the five-year average.
The national average per kilowatt hour of electricity at a public EV charging station went up by one cent this past week to 42 cents.
The nation's top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($5.74), Hawaii ($5.63), Nevada ($5.06), Washington ($5.02), Oregon ($4.64), Alaska ($4.59), Illinois ($4.47), Pennsylvania ($4.35), Utah ($4.34) and Idaho ($4.32).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are North Carolina ($3.25), Texas ($3.46), Georgia ($3.46), South Carolina ($3.49), Louisiana ($3.57), Oklahoma ($3.59), Tennessee ($3.59), Indiana ($3.60), Alabama ($3.61) and Arkansas ($3.63).
AAA East Central is a not-for-profit association with 69 local offices in Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia serving 2.7 million members.