Still Higher Than National Average
Gas prices in Massachusetts dropped again last week but remain 26 cents per gallon higher than the national average.
AAA Massachusetts reported Monday that the average gas price is down 11 cents from last week, to $4.16 per gallon.
The average is 41 cents lower than a month ago ($4.57), and $1.12 higher than this time last year, when gas averaged $3.04 a gallon.
“With prices continuing to fall, drivers and end-of-summer vacationers are benefiting from gas prices that are almost a dollar lower than at their peak in mid-June,” AAA’s Mary Maguire said. “But now we need to keep an eye on the weather as hurricane season ramps up. Major storms can boost prices by disrupting oil production in the Gulf of Mexico and impacting large coastal refineries.”
