PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Gas prices are down a bit in Rhode Island, to an average of $2.22 for a gallon of regular.
AAA Northeast says a survey conducted Wednesday found the price regular fell one penny from a survey conducted last week, on March 6.
The average price in Rhode Island is 8 cents less than this week’s national average of $2.30.
But it’s 20 percent higher than last year, when the average price of a gallon gas in Rhode Island was $1.85. It’s 37 cents more expensive today.
