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Mass. gas prices rise 2 cents a gallon

By Chris Reidy

 |  Globe Staff  

  February 06, 2012

The average price for gas in Massachusetts is $3.499 a gallon in the latest weekly survey from AAA, up 2 cents from the previous week’s average, AAA Southern New England said today. This was the seventh consecutive week of increases, and this week’s average is 12 cents higher than the average from a month ago. The current national average for gas is $3.48 a gallon, and a year ago at this time, the Massachusetts average was $3.11.

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