Ohio regular gasoline averaged $4.380 a gallon on October 26, up 33.1 cents from a week earlier, while the U.S. average fell 1.5 cents. The Energy Information Administration published those prices on October 27.
Cleveland rose 22.6 cents, to $4.316, and Chicago rose 19.2 cents, to $4.897. The Midwest regional average rose 12.4 cents, to $4.269. That matched the new national average only because the countrywide price had fallen to $4.269 from $4.284.
The table does not give a cause. It does not establish a refinery outage, tax change, or war-related pass-through in Ohio. An earlier weekly survey had already shown an Ohio increase; the new fact is this further 33.1-cent rise. Ohio was also $1.458 a gallon above its year-ago level.
These are tax-inclusive averages for EIA’s surveyed areas, not a price for every station.
Does the national gasoline dip mean Ohio drivers paid less on October 26? No. EIA shows Ohio regular gasoline up 33.1 cents on the week, to $4.380, while the U.S. average fell.