PORTLAND (AP) — While prices nationally went up, gas prices in Maine have fallen 3.6 cents per gallon in the past week to an average of $2.55 per gallon.
Gasbuddy.com, which surveyed 1,228 gas stations in the state, says the national average increased 8.5 cents per gallon to $2.68.
Gas prices in Maine are 97 cents per gallon lower than they were a year ago and 21 cents per gallon lower than a month ago. The national average is 87.9 cents less per gallon than a year ago and 16.2 cents less per gallon than a month ago.
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