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Gas prices drop 9 cents from last week

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DEARBORN, MI— Gas prices in Michigan are down 9 cents from a week ago. Michigan drivers are now paying an average of $3.87 per gallon for regular unleaded. This price is 60 cents more than this time last month and 63 cents more than this time last year.

Motorists are paying an average of $58 for a full 15-gallon tank of gasoline; an increase of about $7 from 2025's highest price last August.

According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand decreased from 8.92 million b/d to 8.68 million. Total domestic gasoline supply decreased from 241.4 million barrels to 240.9 million. Gasoline production decreased last week, averaging 9.6 million barrels per day.

At the close of Thursday’s formal trading session, WTI rose $11.42 to settle at $111.54 a barrel. The EIA reports crude oil inventories increased by 5.5 million barrels from the previous week. At 461.6 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 0.1% above the five-year average for this time of year.

"After more than five weeks of steady increases, Michigan drivers are finally getting a break at the pump," said Adrienne Woodland, spokesperson, AAA-The Auto Club Group. "Even with this recent relief, prices remain elevated, and ongoing increases in crude oil could quickly push gas prices higher again."

Compared to last week, Metro Detroit’s average daily gas price decreased. Metro Detroit’s current average is $3.89 per gallon, about 3 cents less than last week’s average but still 66 cents more than this same time last year.

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

  • Most expensive gas price averages:  Marquette ($4.02), Benton Harbor ($3.91), Ann Arbor ($3.91)
  • Least expensive gas price averages: Flint ($3.71), Saginaw ($3.79), Lansing ($3.81)
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.