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AAA: Mass. gas prices drop for the first time in 2012

By Chris Reidy

 |  Globe Staff  

  March 12, 2012

The average price of gas in Massachusetts is $3.719 a gallon in the latest weekly survey from AAA, down 2 cents from the previous week’s average, AAA Southern New England said. It’s the first time that the weekly gas price average in Massachusetts has dropped in 2012, AAA Southern New England added. The national average price for gas is $3.80 a gallon. A year ago at this time, the Massachusetts average price was $3.47 a gallon. AAA surveys focus on self-serve, regular unleaded gas.

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