Maine gas prices went against the national trend this week and dropped an ever slight 0.3 cents per gallon. The national average rose 0.7 cents per gallon this past week. The average price for a gallon of gas in Maine is now $3.49 a gallon, compared to $3.43 a gallon nationally.

Maine gas prices are 13.1 cents per gallon lower than one month ago and over 24 cents a gallon lower than one year ago.

The lowest gas price in Maine was found in Auburn at $3.33 a gallon and in Augusta at $3.35 a gallon.

GasBuddy.com senior petroleum analyst Patrick DeHaan expects gas prices to continue to drop by up to 10 cents per gallon by Halloween.

 

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