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Last Month's Slight Relief At RI Pumps Gone, Gas Prices Up 9 Cents
"It now costs drivers in the U.S. about $23 more to fill up than a year ago," a spokesperson for AAA Northeast said.
RHODE ISLAND — Gas prices are once again on the rise in Rhode Island and the rest of the United States.
Rhode Island's average gas price is up 9 cents from last week, averaging $4.18 per gallon, a spokesperson for AAA Northeast said Monday. Monday's price is 4 cents higher than a month ago and $1.35 higher than it was in May 2021.
Global oil prices are holding around $100 per barrel amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. AAA said the oil price accounts for about 60 percent of pump prices, the national average for a gallon of regular is now $4.19, an increase of seven cents since last week.
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"As long as the supply remains tight, it will be hard for crude oil prices to fall and consumers will in turn face higher prices at the pump,” said Lloyd Albert, a AAA spokesperson. "It now costs drivers in the U.S. about $23 more to fill up than a year ago."
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