October 19, 2021
Mass. gas prices rise to highest point since 2014
Photo | Grant Welker
A gas station at Southbridge and Madison streets in Worcester, back in 2020 when the average price was below $2 per gallon.
By Katherine Hamilton
After a spike last week, Massachusetts gasoline prices rose to an average of $3.27 per gallon of regular unleaded on Monday, marking the state’s highest price in seven years, according to a report from Providence-based AAA Northeast.
The price is 9 cents higher than last week, 17 cents higher than the same week last month, and $1.17 more than October 2020's $2.10 per gallon price.
Massachusetts is 5 cents lower than the national average.
The main cause of such increases is a rise in crude oil prices, AAA said.
Gas prices haven’t been this high since October 2014, when they were $3.32 a gallon.
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