June gas price averages $3.11

June gasoline prices in Boston, while high by the standards of the past two decades, are somewhat below recent spikes and are lower than prices in the early 1980s after adjusting for inflation, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said today.

The June average price of gas of all types in Boston was $3.11, effectively the same price per gallon as the national average, said the bureau, which is part of the US Department of Labor.

Gas prices in Boston rose 54 cents per gallon between March and June, the bureau added.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)