The average price per gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Greater Hartford dropped 3.9 cents over the past week, according to Monday’s AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report.
The current gas price of $3.884 per gallon of regular unleaded is the first time gas prices have dropped below $3.90 per gallon since this spring. The price drop mirrors decreases in the cost of a barrel of oil, which largely influences gas prices, and was $83.58 on Monday.
After the large jump in gas prices that started in late winter and held through the summer, gas prices in Greater Hartford are up $1.066 per gallon from a year ago.
The statewide price per gallon of regular unleaded was $3.916 on Monday in Connecticut.
Connecticut’s gas prices remain the highest in New England, as the region’s other states had the same price drop: Massachusetts is at $3.67 per gallon; Rhode Island is $3.75; Vermont is $3.65; New Hampshire is $3.636; and Maine is $3.689.
Connecticut’s gas is typically more expensive than surrounding states because the state requires a cleaner, more efficient fuel be sold in gas stations, which drives up costs. Connecticut’s taxes on gasoline are among the highest in the nation, as the state has a direct tax on gasoline as well as a gross receipts tax that increases every time the price per gallon goes up.
