PROVIDENCE – Prices for self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline fell 3 cents this week to $2.31 per gallon, 4 cents below the national average of $2.35 per gallon, according to AAA Northeast. Gas prices in Rhode Island are 2 cents higher than this time last year.
Prices for self-serve, regular unleaded gas in Rhode Island range 28 cents from $2.18 to $2.46.
The national average price of $2.35 per gallon for self-serve, regular unleaded fell 3 cents this week from the prior week, which is a decline of 4 cents year over year.
“Last week saw a dip in crude oil prices of almost 4 percent – and last Friday, the national price at the pump dipped several cents below the price point of one year ago. With pump prices dropping in roughly half of the 50 states, this spells good news for summer travelers getting behind the wheel,” said Lloyd Albert, senior vice president of public and government affairs for AAA Northeast.
Prices for self-serve, regular unleaded gas in Massachusetts also fell 3 cents this week, averaging $2.27 per gallon, 8 cents below the national average, and 4 cents below prices this time last year. The price range in Massachusetts is 36 cents, from $2.16 to $2.52.
Chris Bergenheim is the PBN web editor.
