fuel costs on the upward thrust with summer season commute demand excessive

gasoline prices are up in Massachusetts with summer time trip in full swing.

AAA Northeast spoke of Monday its weekly survey discovered self-serve normal promoting for an ordinary of $2.84 per gallon in the Bay State, a 2 cent bounce from remaining week.

despite the raise, Massachusetts is still 2 cents beneath the country wide typical of $2.86 per gallon.

AAA Northeast's director of public and legislative affairs Mary Maguire says demand for gasoline within the U.S. rose during the last week while components dropped. She says patrons will possible see an end-of-summer season pump cost rally as inventories continue to tighten.

prices range from as low as $2.sixty nine to a high of $three.09 across the state.

A year in the past at present, gas costs had been averaging $2.29 per gallon, 55 cents lessen than the present fee.