PROVIDENCE — The typical worth for a gallon of gasoline is down one other 3 cents this week to $3.24 per gallon. Costs could development barely upward, nonetheless, as nationwide costs rose barely.
A survey of costs on Monday performed via AAA Northeast discovered self-serve, common unleaded gasoline averaging $3.24 per gallon in Rhode Island. The value represents a 3-cent decline over the previous week and 5-cent decline over the previous two weeks.
Nationally, the value started trending upward final week after a month of declines.
“One more reason is that the seasonal change to summer-blend gasoline is underway, which can account for this bounce in pump costs,” mentioned Andrew Gross, AAA spokesperson. “This mix is designed to decrease emissions in the course of the summer season and is dearer to refine. Switching to the summer season mix often provides about 5 to 10 cents to the value of gasoline.”
Immediately’s nationwide common stays 12 cents lower than a month in the past and 28 cents lower than a 12 months in the past.
— Jason Vallee