AAA: Gas prices rise again in R.I., Mass.

GAS PRICES increased again in Rhode and Massachusetts,  according to AAA Northeast's weekly survey. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/CHRIS RADCLIFFE
GAS PRICES increased again in Rhode and Massachusetts, according to AAA Northeast's weekly survey. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/CHRIS RADCLIFFE

PROVIDENCE – For the third week in a row, gasoline prices in Rhode Island increased, jumping another 7 cents to $2.61 per gallon for self-serve, regular unleaded, according to AAA Northeast.

In Massachusetts, gas prices rose 6 cents, for the fifth consecutive week of increases, also to $2.61 per gallon for self-serve, regular unleaded, AAA reported.

In Rhode Island and Massachusetts, the current prices are 2 cents less than the national average for unleaded of $2.63.

A year ago, Rhode Island’s average price was $3.73. Prices range from $2.49 to $2.79. Prices for other grades of gasoline are: midgrade unleaded at $2.81; premium unleaded, $2.95; and diesel, $3.01.

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A year ago at this time, the Massachusetts average price was $3.69. Prices range from $2.43 to $2.79. Prices for other grades of gasoline are: $2.77 for midgrade unleaded; $2.90 for premium unleaded and $3.03 for diesel.
AAA also said that a mid-April national survey of 1,007 Americans showed that about half thought gas prices are too high at $3 a gallon, which is a lower tolerance level than in previous years. The national average at the time of the survey was $2.39.

“The results indicate that the public may have a lower tolerance for high gas prices now that they are paying less at the pumps than in previous years,” a news release from AAA stated.
In March 2013, a similar survey found that half of Americans thought gas was too high at $3.44 per gallon, while the national average was $3.64 at that time. In March 2014, half of Americans thought gas was too high at $3.30 per gallon when the national average was $3.49.
The survey also showed that six in 10 Americans state they are more likely to take a road trip of 50 miles or more away from home this year if gas prices remain near their current levels.

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