AAA: R.I. gas prices fall 2¢ to $2.959

NATIONWIDE, the average price of unleaded regular in the July 23 AAA survey was $3.009 per gallon, 5 cents higher than in Rhode Island. Above, Marguerite Baber pumps gas at a station in San Francisco. /
NATIONWIDE, the average price of unleaded regular in the July 23 AAA survey was $3.009 per gallon, 5 cents higher than in Rhode Island. Above, Marguerite Baber pumps gas at a station in San Francisco. /

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island gasoline prices fell over the past week, after rising for the previous two weeks, according to AAA Southern New England.

AAA’s July 23 survey of prices in Rhode Island found self-serve unleaded regular gasoline averaging $2.959 per gallon, 2 cents lower than in last week’s survey and 13 cents lower than the year-ago average of $3.089 per gallon. This week’s local price was 5 cents below the national average of $3.009, the nonprofit auto club said.

The range in prices for self-serve regular in the latest survey was 21 cents, from a low of $2.869 per gallon to a high of $3.079. AAA reported wider ranges for other grades of fuel.

Average self-serve prices for other grades of fuel this week were $3.099 per gallon for midgrade unleaded, $3.219 for premium unleaded and $2.979 for diesel.

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To find the most up-to-date self-service and full-service gas prices in a given area, go to www.AAA.com and click on Gas Saving Tips & Tools.

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