WASHINGTON (AP) — Motorists in Maryland are paying 5 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 $2.32, up from $2.27 a week ago.

The price of gas in the state is the same as the national average.

The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas in cities around the state includes $2.31 in Baltimore, $2.39 in Cumberland, $2.34 in Hagerstown and $2.20 in Salisbury.

Motorists in the state are paying 38 cents less per gallon than at this time last year when the average price of a gallon of regular gas was $2.70 per gallon.