After hitting record highs earlier this summer, average gas prices are on the decline. But not so fast drivers: the downward trend could be short-lived, says AAA Northeast. Several factors could very well push prices back up, said Fran Mayko, AAA Northeast spokeswoman. “First, we’re on the cusp of hurricane season and one good…
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AAA: Massachusetts Gas Prices Down 8 Cents
Westwood, MA, July 5, 2022 — Massachusetts’s average gas price is down 8 cents from last week ($4.92), averaging $4.84 per gallon. Today’s price is 10 cents lower than a month ago ($4.94), and $1.84 higher than July 5, 2021 ($3.00). Massachusetts’s average gas price is 4 cents higher than the national average. The…
AAA: Rhode Island Gas Prices Down 8 Cents
Providence, R.I., July 5, 2022 — Rhode Island’s average gas price is down 8 cents from last week ($4.89), averaging $4.81 per gallon. Today’s price is 12 cents lower than a month ago ($4.93), and $1.80 higher than July 5, 2021 ($3.01). Rhode Island’s average gas price is 1 cent higher than the national average….
AAA: New York Gas Prices Down 7 Cents
Utica, NY, July 5, 2022 — New York’s average gas price is down 7 cents from last week ($4.95), averaging $4.88 per gallon. Today’s price is 1cent lower than a month ago ($4.87), and $1.70 higher than July 5, 2021 ($3.18). New York’s average gas price is 4 cents higher than the national average. …
New Englanders to Pack Roads, Airports July 4 Holiday
Beginning tomorrow (June 30) look for busy New England interstates when 89% of the region’s 2.7 million travelers drive this July 4 holiday, says AAA Northeast. Another 179,000 New Englanders plan to fly while 105,000 will take some other mode of transportation when they usher in Independence Day. For those venturing Northeastern roadways,…
AAA: New York Gas Prices Down 5 Cents
Utica, NY, June 27, 2022 — New York’s average gas price is down 5 cents from last week ($5.00), averaging $4.95 per gallon. Today’s price is 3 cents higher than a month ago ($4.92), and $1.80 higher than June 27, 2021 ($3.15). New York’s average gas price is 6 cents higher than the national average….
CT Gas Prices Drop 7 Cents as July 4 Travel Looms
Some positive news for prospective travelers for the holiday weekend: the national gas price average has dropped to $4.90, 8 cents lower than last week. That price is still 30 cents higher than last month and $1.75 higher than last year. Connecticut’s gas price average has also declined to $4.87, down 7 cents from…
AAA: Massachusetts Gas Prices Down 7 Cents
Westwood, MA, June 27, 2022 — Massachusetts’s average gas price is down 7 cents from last week ($5.00), averaging $4.93 per gallon. Today’s price is 20 cents higher than a month ago ($4.73), and $1.95 higher than June 27, 2021 ($2.98). Massachusetts’s average gas price is 4 cents higher than the national average. A…
AAA: Rhode Island Gas Prices Down 7 Cents
Providence, R.I., June 27, 2022 — Rhode Island’s average gas price is down 7 cents from last week ($4.97), averaging $4.90 per gallon. Today’s price is 20 cents higher than a month ago ($4.70), and $1.91 higher than June 27, 2021 ($2.99). Rhode Island’s average gas price is 1 cent higher than the national average….
Inflation Matters Little for Independence Day, 2nd Highest Total Travelers
GARDEN CITY, NY (June 27, 2022) Higher prices for everything are not deterring Americans from taking a July 4th trip with 47.9 million traveling 50 miles or more, second highest all-time trailing only the 49 million who traveled in 2019. Car travel will set a record with 42 million road trippers despite $4.90 gasoline, the…