By Emily Sutton
PBN Staff Writer
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices fell for the first time in six weeks, AAA Southern New England said today in its weekly fuel-price report.
AAA’s March 24 survey of local gas stations found self-serve, regular unleaded gas fell 1 cent over the past week to an average of $3.179 per gallon, as moderating crude oil prices worked their way into the retail channel, the nonprofit auto club said. But the local price remained 57 cents above the same week last year, when the average Rhode Island price was $2.609.
Nationwide, self-serve regular fell 2 cents over the past week to an average of $3.269 per gallon, AAA found. That was 9 cents higher than this week’s average price in Rhode Island.
The range in prices for self-serve regular in the Ocean State was 12 cents, from a low of $3.129 to a high of $3.249. Wider ranges were seen for other grades of field, which had average self-service prices of $3.309 for mid-grade unleaded, $3.419 for premium unleaded and $4.209 for diesel.
The average self-serve price for diesel rose 5 cents over the past week, after rising 20 cents last week, when it broke $4 per gallon. (READ MORE)
AAA Southern New England is a nonprofit auto club providing travel, insurance, finance and auto-related services to more than 2 million local members with 34 offices in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. To find the most up-to-date self-service and full-service gas prices in a given area, go to www.AAA.com and click on Gas Saving Tips & Tools.
