AAA: Michigan gas prices jump 19 cents from last week

Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press
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Gasoline prices in Michigan jumped in the last week, surging to $4.36 a gallon for regular unleaded, rising 19 cents, according to AAA.

At this price, it's 50 cents more than this time last month and $1.03 more than this time last year.

Michigan motorists are paying an average of $65 for a full 15-gallon tank of gasoline, an increase of about $14 from 2021's highest price last November, according to AAA.

"Rising crude oil prices coupled with tightening supply due to refinery issues continues to put upward pressure on pump prices," said Adrienne Woodland, spokesperson, AAA-The Auto Club Group. "If demand declines, it could possibly slow down the price increases that Michigan motorists have seen for the past few weeks."

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Metro Detroit’s current average is $4.29 per gallon, about 9 cents more than last week’s average, according to AAA.

Most expensive gas price averages

  • Lansing: $4.43

  • Saginaw $4.43

  • Flint $4.43

Least expensive gas price averages

  • Metro Detroit: $4.29

  • Traverse City: $4.31

  • Benton Harbor: $4.35

According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Detroit was priced at $3.75 a gallon Sunday while the most expensive was $4.69 a gallon, a difference of 94 cents per gallon. The lowest price in Michigan Sunday was $3.47 a gallon while the highest was $5.49 a gallon, a difference of $2.02 per gallon.

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