Gas prices in Massachusetts down 99 cents from record high earlier this summer
BOSTON - Gas prices in Massachusetts dropped another ten cents in the last week, according to AAA.
The average for a gallon of regular is now $4.06, down from $4.16 a week ago.
Prices have dropped 42 cents from a month ago, when the average was $4.48. They're down 99 cents from the record high of $5.05 set back on June 12.
The national average is now $3.85 a gallon. Hawaii has the highest average price at $5.31 a gallon.
"Gas prices remain relatively high here in the northeast, where inventories are lower than in other parts of the country," AAA spokesperson Mary Maguire said in a statement Monday. "Prices continue to fall steadily, however, and that's good news for motorists planning their last summer driving trip over the upcoming Labor Day weekend."
Diesel prices in Massachusetts were also down Monday to an average of $5.20 a gallon, a drop of three cents in the last week.