Rhode Island gas prices rise 2 cents to $2.23 per gallon

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Gas prices are up in Rhode Island.

AAA Northeast says its weekly survey Monday found the price of a gallon of regular has risen two cents, to an average $2.23.

That’s eight cents lower than the national average of $2.31 per gallon.

But it’s higher than at this time last year, when gas was averaging $1.77 per gallon in Rhode Island, or 46 cents lower.