July 31st 2023.
Gas prices in Massachusetts have taken a sharp turn this past week, jumping up by a full ten cents from last week. This is according to the latest survey from AAA, which now puts the average price at the pump at $3.67. This is also 12 cents higher than a month ago.
Mary Maguire, AAA Northeast's Vice President of Public and Government Affairs, commented that while people may be staying home due to the heat, it has caused refinery production to be constrained and is the main factor pushing up pump prices right now. Despite the increase, the prices in Massachusetts remain lower than the national average, which is at $3.75.
Although fuel prices have increased from last week, they are still lower than last year. On July 31, 2022, the price at the pump was $4.47, which is 90 cents higher than it is today.
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