WASHINGTON (AP) _ Motorists in Maryland are paying 3 cents more at the pump when compared with a week ago.

AAA Mid-Atlantic said Friday in a report that the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas in Maryland was $2.67, up from $2.64 a week ago.

The price of gas in the state is 7 cents below the national average of $2.74.

The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas in cities around the state includes $2.67 in Baltimore, $2.70 in Cumberland, $2.68 in Hagerstown and $2.55 in Salisbury.

Motorists in the state are paying 98 cents less per gallon than at this time last year when the average price of a gallon of regular gas was $3.65 per gallon.