AAA: Mass. gas prices are up 9 cents a gallon

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Gas prices in Massachusetts rose 9 cents to $2.359 a gallon in the latest weekly survey from AAA Southern New England.

Prices for self-serve, regular unleaded gas rose for the seventh straight week, but remain below the $3.95 found this time in the Bay State a year ago, AAA Southern New England said.

The current Massachusetts price is 7 cents below the national average for self serve unleaded of $2.42.

The current Massachusetts average price is now 73 cents higher than at the start of the year, AAA Southern New England said.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)