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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Gas prices in Rhode Island have taken a 13-cent jump in the past week.

AAA Southern New England says in a weekly survey Monday that the average price of regular unleaded has increased from $2.54 per gallon to $2.67 per gallon, up 5.1 percent.

That's five cents higher than the average price from a year ago at this time.

Take a look at current prices for all types of gas and recent prices in Rhode Island and around New England via AAA's fuel gauge report.

The state Office of Energy Resources lists the average price as $2.68 a gallon. Here's a list comparing prices by type and date.

In neighboring Massachusetts, AAA reports the average price of regular unleaded at $2.62 in the Boston area, up 12 cents from the previous week.

Nationally, the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline rose for the 13th straight day, adding sixth-tenths of a cent overnight to $2.671, according to auto club AAA, Wright Express and Oil Price Information Service.

Certain other energy prices in Rhode Island also rose in the last week. For example, the average price of diesel fuel jumped by 10 cents a gallon, to about $2.82, an increase of 3.7 percent, the state survey showed.

Home-heating oil rose 8 cents a gallon, to about $2.75, an increase of 3 percent over last week's level, according to the state survey.

The initial version of this story was first published at 11:17 a.m.

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