Gas prices up 2 cents, average $2.24 per gallon

By JOHN HOWELL

Posted 10/18/16

Gasoline prices in Rhode Island are up two cents this week, according to AAA Northeast. AAA's October 17 survey of prices in Rhode Island finds self-serve, regular unleaded averaging $2.24 per gallon. Rhode Island's price is the same as the national

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Gas prices up 2 cents, average $2.24 per gallon

Posted Tuesday, October 18, 2016 11:07 am

By JOHN HOWELL

Gasoline prices in Rhode Island are up two cents this week, according to AAA Northeast.

AAA’s October 17 survey of prices in Rhode Island finds self-serve, regular unleaded averaging $2.24 per gallon. Rhode Island’s price is the same as the national average. A year ago at this time, the average price in Rhode Island was four cents lower at $2.20.

The range in prices in the latest AAA survey for unleaded regular is 20 cents, from a low of $2.19 to a high of $2.39.