Mass. gas prices drop 4 cents a gallon - Boston Globe

The average price for a gas in Massachusetts is $3.859 a gallon in the latest weekly survey from AAA, down 4 cents from the previous week’s average, AAA Southern New England said Monday.

Nationwide, the current average is $3.85 a gallon. A year ago at this time, the Massachusetts average was $3.82 a gallon, AAA Southern New England said.

AAA’s weekly surveys focus on self-serve, regular unleaded gas.

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