MA Gas Prices Hit Record High of $4.39, Beating National Average

MASSACHUSETTS — The average price of gas in Massachusetts has skyrocketed 18 cents from last week to a record-high $4.39 per gallon, according to AAA Northeast.

Filling up a tank of gas now costs US drivers about $23 more than it did a year ago, a AAA spokesperson said last week. The national average price of gas now sits at $4.32, just a penny under the record set March 11 and 7 cents below Massachusetts' average.

Gas prices across the country have been climbing steadily since January, due primarily to the high cost of crude oil, which is nearing $110 a barrel.

"More expensive oil means more expensive gasoline," said Mary Maguire, AAA Northeast Director of Public and Government Affairs.

More at AAA Gas Prices.