In the identical yr that fuel costs skyrocketed above $5 a gallon, drivers are actually recognizing fuel offers for lower than $3 a gallon within the Bay State.
“Can you believe it?” AAA Northeast’s Mary Maguire instructed the Herald on Tuesday as pump costs proceed to slip throughout Massachusetts.
The common fuel worth within the state this week is down 6 cents from final week ($3.43), now averaging $3.37 per gallon, in keeping with AAA.
Tuesday’s worth was 39 cents decrease than a month in the past ($3.76), and 1 cent decrease than final Dec. 27 ($3.38).
“I’ve been buying under $3 a gallon for at least two weeks,” mentioned Maguire, VP of Public and Government Affairs for AAA Northeast. “Prices in lots of retailers are dropping beneath $3.
“Consumers should remember to always be vigilant when shopping around,” she added. “Shop around and fill your tank as inexpensively as possible. It’s a good way to celebrate a new year: Find the cheapest gas out there.”
Months in the past, it was exhausting to think about that costs can be cheaper right now than they have been at this identical time final yr.
Pump costs in June — following the Russian invasion of Ukraine — surged to a report excessive of $5.04 a gallon. Since then, costs have dropped $1.67 a gallon, or 33%.
Increasing provide and delicate gasoline demand have been pushing costs decrease.
“I think that if we continue with these cold temperatures and severe weather in so many parts of the country, it will compel people to stay indoors and not drive as much,” Maguire mentioned. “That will likely continue to keep prices down.”
Average fuel costs in Boston have fallen 4.8 cents per gallon within the final week, now averaging $3.41 a gallon, in keeping with GasBuddy’s survey of stations within the metropolis. Prices in Boston are 37.7 cents per gallon decrease than a month in the past and stand 3.2 cents per gallon larger than a yr in the past.
The least expensive station in Boston was priced at $2.79 a gallon, whereas the most costly was $4.09 a gallon.
While the common worth in Massachusetts is $3.37, in keeping with AAA, the most affordable county to purchase fuel is Bristol County, the place the common is $3.18 a gallon. The second least costly fuel county is Hampden County, the place the common is $3.22, adopted by Franklin County’s $3.23 common.
Plymouth County’s common is $3.28 a gallon, and Essex County’s common is $3.33.
AAA’s common for Suffolk County is $3.56 a gallon, whereas the most costly fuel within the state is on the Islands as traditional — Nantucket’s common is $4.80 a gallon, and the common on Martha’s Vineyard is $4.43.
Source: www.bostonherald.com”