Westwood, MA, March 22, 2021 — Massachusetts’s average gas price is up one cent from last week ($2.75), averaging $2.76 per gallon. Today’s price is 20 cents higher than a month ago ($2.56), and 53 cents higher than March 22, 2020 ($2.23). Massachusetts’s average gas price is 12 cents lower than the national average.
“A dip in demand along with a simultaneous increase in supply and refinery utilization has contributed to slower movement in gas price increases,” said Mary Maguire, AAA Northeast Director of Public and Government Affairs. “On the week, 32 states had increases of only 3 cents or less. This does not mean gas prices have hit their peak ,but is a positive sign for consumers.”
AAA Northeast’s March 22 survey of fuel prices found the current national average to be 2 cents higher than last week ($2.86), averaging $2.88 a gallon. Today’s national average price is 25 cents higher than a month ago ($2.63), and 74 cents higher than this day last year ($2.14).
| Region | Current Price* | One Week Ago | One Month Ago | One Year Ago |
| Massachusetts | $2.76 | $2.75 | $2.56 | $2.23 |
| Rhode Island | $2.79 | $2.77 | $2.55 | $2.24 |
| Connecticut | $2.90 | $2.88 | $2.68 | $2.30 |
*Prices as of March 22, 2021
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