MIAMI VALLEY — Gas prices continue to increase across the region early Friday.
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As reported on News Center 7 Daybreak, AAA says that the average price of gas in Dayton is $3.93 per gallon.
It is an increase from $3.86 on Thursday, according to AAA’s website.
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AAA says that the average gas price across Ohio is $4 per gallon.
Our news crew saw gas prices reach over $4 per gallon on Progress Drive in Xenia early Friday.
Crude oil prices remain in the $80 per barrel range as instability continues along the Strait of Hormuz, AAA says.
“Americans probably, at least for now, may not see much of a drop in gasoline prices because while oil is dropping significantly, it’s only the cost of oil dropping, whereas gasoline and diesel fuel, not seeing much of a drop yet,” said Patrick De Haan, of Gasbuddy.com.
“We’re really experiencing kind of the oil market roller coaster ride of 2026,” said Clayton Seigle, senior nonresident scholar, Energy Security, CSIS.
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