Ohio gas prices up to start the work week

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio motorists are seeing higher gas prices to start the work week.

The state’s average price for a gallon of regular gas was $2.04 in Monday’s survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and WEX Inc. That’s 15 cents higher than a week ago but nearly $1.30 less than a year ago at this time.

Ohio came in a few cents under the national average of $2.06 on Monday. That’s up 3 cents from a week ago but $1.22 cheaper than a year ago.

The state average had dropped below $2 in recent weeks for the first time in more than five years, but analysts predicted increases due to rising costs of crude oil.

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