PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The cost of a gallon of gasoline in Rhode Island continues to nosedive as residents out of a job or working from home amid the coronavirus pandemic have little need to drive.
Self-serve, regular fell 9 cents in the past week and is now selling for an average of $2.17 per gallon, AAA Northeast said Monday.
The Rhode Island price is 38 cents lower than the in-state price a year ago, but still 16 cents higher than the current national per-gallon average of $2.01.
“This week, national gas prices will drop below $2 per gallon for the first time in four years and it won’t stop there as demand for gasoline diminishes as Americans stay home,” AAA spokesman Lloyd Albert said in a statement.
AAA found regular selling for as low as $1.67 and as high as $2.43 per gallon in Rhode Island.
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