The Massachusetts average gasoline price has been constant for the past five weeks, with the average on Monday at $2.74 per gallon of regular unleaded.
According to travel association AAA Northeast, Monday’s price is 2 cents lower than a month ago ($2.76), and 77 cents higher than April 19, 2020 ($1.97). Massachusetts’s average gasoline price is 13 cents lower than the national average.
“Refinery utilization is nearly back to pre-pandemic levels, and with gasoline supplies increasing in the last month amid lower crude oil prices, motorists have benefited from mostly flat gas prices,” said Mary Maguire, AAA Northeast director of public and government affairs. “However, crude started to see some upward movement this week, which could translate to small increases at the pump by the end of April.”
An April 19 survey by AAA revealed the current national average is 1 cent higher than last week ($2.86), averaging $2.87 a gallon. Today’s national average price is 1 cent lower than a month ago ($2.88), and $1.06 higher than this day last year ($1.81).
