The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas sold in Massachusetts is now $3.36, down a penny from last week, according to AAA Northeast.

The current Massachusetts average is 1 cent lower than it was last week ($3.37), and 3 cents lower than it was a month ago ($3.39). But it's $1.02 higher than it was on Jan. 17, 2021 ($2.34).

Massachusetts’ average gas price is 5 cents higher than the national average.

“Prices remain high compared to a year ago, but the relative stability in recent weeks is some measure of good news for motorists,” said Mary Maguire, AAA Northeast's director of public/government affairs, in a statement.

The least expensive price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas in MetroWest is $3.19 at Speedway and at Exxcel Oil, both on Pond Street in Ashland, and at Sav-Mor on South Main Street (Route 126) in Bellingham, according to gasbuddy.com.

The BJ's stations in both Hudson and Franklin match that price, but you have to be a member.

AAA Northeast is a nonprofit auto club with 71 offices in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, New Hampshire and New York, providing more than 6 million local AAA members with travel, insurance, finance, and auto-related services.

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