Gas prices unchanged in R.I., rise 1 penny in Mass.

GASOLINE PRICES held steady in Rhode Island this week, but climbed 1 cent in Massachusetts, according to AAA Northeast. / BLOOMBER NEWS FILE/TY WRIGHT
GASOLINE PRICES held steady in Rhode Island this week, but climbed 1 cent in Massachusetts, according to AAA Northeast. / BLOOMBER NEWS FILE/TY WRIGHT

PROVIDENCE – Self-serve, regular gasoline prices stayed the same this week in Rhode Island, while they rose 1 cent in Massachusetts, AAA Northeast said Monday.
AAA’s June 27 survey of prices in Rhode Island found that self-serve, regular unleaded is averaging $2.30 per gallon – 2 cents lower than the national average of $2.32. A year ago at this time, the average price in Rhode Island was 49 cents higher at $2.79.
Prices for regular unleaded range in the Ocean State from $2.15 to $2.41, with midgrade unleaded at $2.47, premium unleaded at $2.66 and diesel at $2.38.
In Massachusetts, self-serve, regular gasoline is averaging $2.26 per gallon, which is 6 cents below the national average for regular unleaded. A year ago, the average price in Massachusetts was 49 cents higher at $2.75.
“With prices at the pump the lowest we’ve seen in 11 years, and up only a penny (in Massachusetts) in the face of the busy July fourth weekend – drivers have one more reason to take to the road for the Independence Day holiday,” Mary Maguire, director of public and legislative affairs at AAA Northeast, said in a statement.
Prices for regular unleaded in Massachusetts range from $2.11 to $2.45, with midgrade unleaded at $2.51; premium unleaded at $2.62; and diesel, $2.44.

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