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Dayton gas prices creep toward $4 mark
by Ginger Christ
Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Gas prices in the Dayton area are edging closer to the $4 per gallon mark.

Prices at the pump on Tuesday reached as high as $3.79 per gallon at various stations in the Miami Valley.

The average price locally was $3.67 for a gallon of regular unleaded gas, up five cents from a day ago and 22 cents from a week ago, according to AAA’s Fuel Gauge Report.

“Recent weeks have seen crude prices surge higher on geopolitical tension with Iran, signs of economic improvement in the U.S., and signs of progress toward addressing European sovereign debt concerns,” Avery Ash, AAA manager of federal relations, said in a statement.

The cost of crude for April delivery is $106.67 per barrel, down slightly from Friday’s high of $110.

Trucking firms are especially sensitive to the spikes and the Dayton region has a booming trucking hub because of its location near the intersection of Interstates 75 and 70.


 
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