Gas prices drop in R.I., Mass. for third consecutive week

GAS PRICES IN Rhode Island and Massachusetts dropped this week for the third consecutive week, but the average prices in both states remain well above the nationally average of $3.39 per gallon, AAA Southern New England reported. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/DANIEL ACKER
GAS PRICES IN Rhode Island and Massachusetts dropped this week for the third consecutive week, but the average prices in both states remain well above the nationally average of $3.39 per gallon, AAA Southern New England reported. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/DANIEL ACKER

PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices dropped in Rhode Island and Massachusetts for the third consecutive week, according to the weekly survey by AAA Southern New England.

A gallon of self-serve, unleaded regular gas averaged $3.60 in Rhode Island in the Sept. 30 survey, 5 cents less than the price a week ago.

In Massachusetts, the average price for self-serve, unleaded regular gas this week was $3.48 per gallon, a decline of 6 cents per gallon.

Rhode Island’s average price comes in 14 cents lower than the average a month ago, while in Massachusetts, local gas prices are 18 cents less than last month’s. A year ago, the same gas cost $3.96 per gallon in Rhode Island and $3.84 per gallon in Massachusetts.

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Self-serve, unleaded regular varied in price from $3.47 to $3.70 across the Ocean State in the survey. The average per-gallon prices for different grades of gas ranged from $3.84 for mid-grade unleaded to $3.94 for premium unleaded to $3.99 for diesel.

Self-serve, unleaded regular ranged in price across Massachusetts from $3.36 to $3.66 per gallon. Mid-grade unleaded averaged $3.69 this week, while premium unleaded cost an average of $3.82 per gallon and diesel posted an average price of $3.91 per gallon.

Prices in both states remain above this week’s national average of $3.39 for a gallon of unleaded regular.

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