Massachusetts Gas Prices Drop To End Summer Driving Season

BOSTON — Looking to head to the Cape or take a drive somewhere before the end of summer? There's some good news then because gas prices plummeted in Massachusetts over the last month. The average price of regular unleaded gasoline fell another 3 cents over the past week and was down about 6 cents over the last month, according to AAA.

The Massachusetts average gas price of $2.70 was six cents higher than the national average but 19 cents lower than a year ago. The Energy Information Administration's latest data indicates a large increase in the domestic stock as the reason for the drop in price.

"While gasoline demand increased week-over-week it wasn't enough to stay on pace with the huge jump in gasoline stocks," AAA spokesperson Jeanette Casselano said. "Therefore, pump prices continue to decline across the country."

Wednesday's national average was 13 cents less than one month ago and 21 cents less than one year ago. Massachusetts' highest average price of $2.80 was in the Barnstable-Yarmouth area, while the lowest average price of $2.57 was in the Springfield metro area.