CONCORD, N.H. — Gas prices have fallen a bit in northern New England.

GasBuddy shows that prices went down last week 3 cents a gallon in Vermont, to $2.21. The average retail price went down 1.3 cents in New Hampshire to $2.12 a gallon. In Maine, prices fell nearly a penny to $2.22 a gallon.

The national average of $2.17 has gone down 1.8 cents per gallon in the last week. It stands 17.2 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.