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Gas Prices Drop in Maryland and Delaware

Don Rush

WASHINGTON (AP) - Motorists in Maryland are paying 10 cents less at the pump when compared with a week ago.          

AAA Mid-Atlantic said in a weekly report that the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas in Maryland was $2.58, down from $2.68 a week ago.          

The price of gas in the state is 13 cents more than the national average of $2.45.       

The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas in cities around the state includes $2.57 in Baltimore, $2.65 in Cumberland, $2.64 in Hagerstown and $2.58 in Salisbury.          

Motorists in the state are paying 79 cents less than at this time last year when the average price of a gallon of regular gas was $3.37 per gallon.

Delaware

WASHINGTON (AP) - Motorists in Delaware are paying 11 cents less at the pump when compared with a week ago.          

AAA Mid-Atlantic said Sunday in a weekly report that the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas in Delaware was $2.55. That's compared to $2.66 a week ago.           

Motorists in the region are paying 83 cents less than a year ago. At this time last year Delaware drivers were paying $3.38 per gallon. 

The price of gas in the state is 14 cents higher than the national average of $2.41 per gallon.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.