survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and Wright Express put the statewide average price for regular gasoline at $3.38 per gallon, up 6 cents from last week. Also, gas in Ohio costs 15 cents more than it did a month ago. And, it's 26 cents more expensive than it was last year at this time, when regular was averaging $3.12.

Still, the current pump prices are down considerably from the state's all-time high of about $4.16 for regular, reached last May 4. The U.S. Energy Demand says demand for gasoline dropped by 2.5 percent nationwide during 2011, partly due to high prices.