PROVIDENCE – The price of regular, self-serve unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island declined 2 cents to average $2.87 per gallon this week, 3 cents above the national average of $2.84 per gallon, according to AAA Northeast Monday.
The average price of gas in the state was 61 cents higher than this time last year. Prices ranged 40 cents from $2.69 to $3.09 per gallon.
“The national average for regular unleaded gasoline dropped 3 cents this week, and Rhode Island’s 2-cent drop reflects that downward trend,” said Lloyd Albert, AAA Northeast senior vice president of public and government affairs, in a statement. “Crude oil prices are under $70 a barrel, and domestic oil production is at an all-time high – acting as buffer to price increases at the pump for motorists.”
- Midgrade gas averaged $3.08 per gallon this week, ranging from $2.89 to $3.39 per gallon.
- Premium gas averaged $3.26 per gallon, ranging from $2.99 to $3.49 per gallon.
- Diesel fuel averaged $3.19 per gallon, ranging from $2.99 to $3.49 per gallon.
In Massachusetts, the price of regular gas declined 3 cents to average $2.80 per gallon, 4 cents below the national average, with prices ranging 48 cents from $2.61 to $3.09 per gallon.
The average price of gas in Massachusetts was 59 cents lower at this time last year.
- Midgrade gas averaged $3.04 per gallon, ranging from $2.85 to $3.49 per gallon.
- Premium gas averaged $3.19 in the Bay State this week, ranging from $2.99 to $3.59 per gallon.
- Diesel fuel averaged $3.17 per gallon, ranging from $2.99 to $3.39 per gallon.
