Gas prices hit $3.08 a gallon in Massachusetts

Gas prices are up an average of 2 cents per gallon in Massachusetts, the third consecutive weekly increase.

The latest statewide survey by AAA of Southern New England found an average price of $3.08 per gallon of regular, self-serve gas. That's up from $3.05 last week, and is 14 cents higher than three weeks ago.

The average in Massachusetts remains 9 cents below the nation's $3.17 average.

Prices at the pump have risen in response to a surge in crude oil prices that recently broke the $100-per-barrel mark.
(AP)