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MI gas prices down to start the new year

DEARBORN, MI— Gas prices in Michigan are down 7 cents from a week ago. Michigan drivers are now paying an average of $2.89 per gallon for regular unleaded. This price is 23 cents less than this time last month and 30 cents less than this time last year.

Motorists are paying an average of $43 for a full 15-gallon tank of gasoline; a discount of about $15 from 2023's highest price last August.

"Michigan motorists are seeing lower prices at the pump as they ring in the new year," said Adrienne Woodland, spokesperson, AAA-The Auto Club Group. "If demand drops, alongside low crude oil prices, drivers could see gas prices fall through this week."

Compared to last week, Metro Detroit’s average daily gas price decreased. Metro Detroit’s current average is $2.93 per gallon, about 5 cents less than last week’s average and 27 cents less than this same time last year.

Click here to view AAA's state and metro gas averages:

  • Most expensive gas price averages:  Jackson ($2.98), Ann Arbor ($2.97), Marquette ($2.95)
  • Least expensive gas price averages: Grand Rapids ($2.80), Flint ($2.83), Benton Harbor ($2.83)
Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.