By Associated Press - Sunday, March 19, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) - The price of gas in the metropolitan D.C. area is a penny higher than a week ago.

AAA Mid-Atlantic said Sunday that the price of a gallon of regular, unleaded gasoline in the area is $2.28, up from $2.27 a week ago.

AAA says the price is 30 cents higher than a year ago when a gallon of regular, unleaded gasoline was $1.98.



The price of gas in the metropolitan area is a penny lower than the national average of $2.29.

The price of a gallon of gas in the District of Columbia itself is $2.46, down from $2.47 a week ago.

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