Mass. gas price rose 8 cents last week

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The average price for a gallon of self-serve regular unleaded gas in Massachusetts rose 8 cents to $2.439, the eighth straight week of price increases, AAA Southern New England said.

In AAA Southern New England's latest weekly survey, the current Massachusetts price is 8 cents below the national average for self serve unleaded of $2.51.

And while the current Massachusetts average price is up 81 cents from the start of the year, this week's price is still $1.53 less than the $3.96 found this time in Massachusetts a year ago, AAA Southern New England said.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)