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Inflation rises to a 3-year high on spiking gas prices, highlighting...

Capital Goods 06/10/2026

WASHINGTON (AP) – Rising gas prices pushed inflation to its highest level in three years last month, a headache for the Federal Reserve and...

FUEL PRICES are displayed at a gas station as cars drive by last week in Baltimore, Md. Oil prices spiked near $120 per barrel Monday as the Iran war intensified, threatening production and shipping in the Middle East and pummeling financial markets. / AP PHOTO/STEPHANIE SCARBROUGH

R.I., Mass. gas prices jump more than 40 cents a gallon

Economic Activity 03/09/2026

PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices in both Rhode Island and Massachusetts to continue surge as the war in Iran pushes oil prices past $100 per...

Gas prices rise in R.I., Mass.; markets brace for impact of...

Economic Activity 03/02/2026

PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island is up 4 cents from last week at $2.90 per...

Gas prices continue to edge downward in R.I., Mass.

Economic Activity 01/20/2026

PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island decreased 1 cent to $2.82 per gallon this week. That...

R.I., Mass. gas prices fall on weakening seasonal demand, higher inventories

Economic Activity 01/12/2026

PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island decreased 4 cents to $2.83 per gallon this week. That price...

R.I., Mass. gas prices dip but still above national average

Energy 12/08/2025

PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island decreased 3 cents to $2.97 per gallon. That price is...

THE AVERAGE weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island decreased 3 cents to $3.03 per gallon. That price is 10 cents lower than the national average but 6 cents higher than it was a year ago, AAA Northeast says. / AP FILE PHOTO/DAVID ZALUBOWSKI

R.I., Mass. gas prices drop on lower driver demand

Economic Activity 10/06/2025

PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island decreased 3 cents to $3.03 per gallon. That price is...

R.I., Mass. gas prices keep falling, remain below national average

Economic Activity 07/28/2025

PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island fell 2 cents to $3.01 per gallon. That price is...

Weak demand, high inventories keep R.I., Mass. gas prices steady

Economic Activity 07/21/2025

PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island remained at $3.03 per gallon. That price is 11 cents...