Providence, R.I., September 7, 2021 — Rhode Island’s average gas price is up one cent from last week ($3.06), averaging $3.07 per gallon. Today’s price is 1 cent higher than a month ago ($3.06), and 90 cents higher than September 7, 2020 ($2.17). Rhode Island’s average gas price is 11 cents lower than the national average.
“Historically, gas demand starts to decline in the fall as schools reopen and summer road trips end, which leads to less expensive gas prices,” said Lloyd Albert, Senior Vice President of Public and Government Affairs for AAA Northeast. “Despite the dip in demand, the national average is expected to remain above $3/gallon especially as crude oil continues to price on the higher end.”
Motorists will welcome the cheaper gas prices following the most expensive summer at the pump in seven years.
| Year | National Average Memorial Day – Labor Day |
| 2014 | $3.57 |
| 2015 | $2.78 |
| 2016 | $2.23 |
| 2017 | $2.33 |
| 2018 | $2.87 |
| 2019 | $2.70 |
| 2020 | $2.14 |
| 2021 | $3.13 |
AAA Northeast’s September 17 survey of fuel prices found the current national average to 3 cents higher than last week ($3.15), averaging $3.18 a gallon. Today’s national average price is the same as month ago, and 96 cents higher than this day last year ($2.22).
| Region | Current Price* | One Week Ago | One Month Ago | One Year Ago |
| Rhode Island | $3.07 | $3.06 | $3.06 | $2.17 |
| Massachusetts | $3.08 | $3.06 | $3.04 | $2.15 |
| Connecticut | $3.18 | $3.17 | $3.18 | $2.22 |
*Prices as of September 7, 2021
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