Mass. gas prices are up 8 cents a gallon

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The average price for a gallon of gas in Massachusetts rose 8 cents to $2.599 in the latest AAA weekly survey, AAA Southern New England said.

It was the 10th consecutive week that the Massachusetts average for a gallon self-serve, regular unleaded gas increased, AAA Southern New England said.

The current price is $1.47 less than the $4.06 found this time a year ago, AAA Southern New England said. The current Massachusetts average of $2.599 a gallon is up 97 cents since the start of the year.

The current Massachusetts price is 7 cents below the national average for self serve unleaded of $2.66; in the previous weekly survey, AAA calculated the national average price for a gallon of gas at $2.61.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)