MA Gas Prices Fall For Fifth Straight Week: AAA

MASSACHUSETTS — Even though Massachusetts gas prices are still 7 cents above the national average, gas prices are continuing to fall - for the fifth consecutive week.

Sitting at an average of $4.74 per gallon, Massachusetts' gas price is down 11 cents from last week at $4.85. Today's price is also 30 cents lower than it was a month ago, at $5.04 and $1.72 higher than July 11 last year at $3.02.

The national average of gas on Monday is $4.67, a significantly lower number than what Bay State residents were looking at a mere month ago. According to the American Automobile Association, the decrease in the price for a gallon happened even though there is a slight raise in demand, likely brought on by the July 4 holiday weekend. AAA forecasted that 42 million people would hit the roads for the holiday weekend, a new record.

"Usually, more people buying gas would lead to higher pump prices," said Mary Maguire, AAA Northeast Director of Public and Government Affairs. "But the price for oil, the main ingredient in gasoline, has fallen and is hovering around $100 a barrel. Less expensive oil usually means less expensive gas."

The current average price for a gallon of gas in Massachusetts is $4.745 for the cheap stuff, $5.22 for mid-grade, $5.50 for premium, and $5.92 for diesel, though US Gas in Dorchester is currently charging $5.30 for a gallon, and Gulf in Boston's South End is charging $5.80 per gallon.

On the South Shore, Shell in Pembroke off Route 3 is charging $4.34 per gallon, and Sunoco in Plymouth is charging $4.80. In western Massachusetts, Sunoco is charging $4.50 per gallon in Chicopee, and it's $4.70 for a gallon of regular gas at BP in Framingham.

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