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FRAMINGHAM – Massachusetts’s average gas price is down 1 cent from last week ($3.39), averaging $3.38 per gallon, according to AAA Northeast.

Today’s price is 4 cents lower than a month ago ($3.42), and $1.19 higher than December 27, 2020 ($2.19). Massachusetts’s average gas price is 10 cents higher than the national average.

“Gasoline prices fluctuated over the past few days as fears of an omicron-driven economic slowdown were countered by news of a severe fire at a major oil refinery in Texas,” said Mary Maguire, Director of Public/Government Affairs, in a press release.

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As a result, the recent steady decline in pump prices has slowed, with the national average for a gallon of gas falling two cents on the week to $3.28.

AAA Northeast’s December 27 survey of fuel prices found the current national average to be 2 cents lower than last week ($3.30), averaging $3.28 a gallon.

Today’s national average price is 11 cents lower than a month ago ($3.39), and $1.03 higher than this day last year ($2.25).

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RegionCurrent Price*One Week AgoOne Month AgoOne Year Ago
Massachusetts$3.38$3.39$3.42$2.19
Rhode Island$3.37$3.39$3.42$2.20
Connecticut$3.50$3.51$3.55$2.25

*Prices as of December 27, 2021

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AAA Northeast is a not-for-profit auto club with 71 offices in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, New Hampshire and New York, providing more than 6 million local AAA members with travel, insurance, finance, and auto-related services.

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Susan Petroni is the former editor for SOURCE. She is the founder of the former news site, which as of May 1, 2023, is now a self-publishing community bulletin board. The website no longer has a journalist but a webmaster.