Gas prices increase 5 cents in Ohio from last week

   Average retail gasoline prices in Ohio have risen 5.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.72 per gallon today. This compares with the national average that has increased 3.5 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.78 per gallon, according to gasoline price website OhioGasPrices.com.

  In Lima, gasoline could be found at 2.69 per gallon this morning at BP stations.

  Including the change in gas prices in Ohio during the past week, prices today are 90.6 cents per gallon higher than the same day one year ago and are 29.8 cents per gallon higher than a month ago. The national average has increased 16.6 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 88.1 cents per gallon higher than this day a year ago. 
    "We're starting off March like a lion with little hope of it going out like a lamb", said Patrick DeHaan, GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst. "While conventional wisdom tells us demand will increase as we move towards warmer weather, it appears that gasoline price increases have easily outpaced any potential increases in demand thus far."