COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -
Drivers in the Buckeye State will likely pay more for gas this week.
In a survey Monday from auto club AAA, the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was
$3.45. That's up 9 cents from a week ago.
Last year, the average was $3.70.
Nationally, the average price for regular gas is about $3.47, about 7 cents higher than last week.
Analysts say the higher prices are mostly due to rising crude oil prices, spurred upward by better-than-expected global economic concerns and simmering tensions in the Middle East.
U.S. oil supplies swelled in June to 22-year highs but have declined since then.
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