Gas prices in Massachusetts fall slightly to $2.18 a gallon

BOSTON (AP) - The price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas has fallen a penny in Massachusetts.

AAA Northeast says its weekly survey Monday found regular unleaded gas was averaging $2.18 per gallon.

That’s 10 cents below the national average.

But it’s 28 percent higher than at this time last year, when gas cost 48 cents less per gallon, or $1.70.

AAA spokeswoman Mary Maguire says the price of gas has fallen for seven consecutive weeks.