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Gas prices drop 14 cents from a week ago

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DEARBORN, MI— Gas prices in Michigan are down 14 cents from last week. Michigan drivers are now paying an average of $4.73 per gallon for regular unleaded. This price is 70 cents more than this time last month and $1.66 cents more than this time last year.

Motorists are paying an average of $71 for a full 15-gallon tank of gasoline; an increase of about $20 from 2025's highest price last August.

According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand decreased from 9.10 million b/d to 8.81 million. Total domestic gasoline supply decreased from 222.3 million barrels to 219.8 million. Gasoline production decreased last week, averaging 9.6 million barrels per day.

At the close of Friday’s formal trading session, WTI rose 61 cents to settle at $95.42 a barrel. The EIA reports crude oil inventories decreased by 2.3 million barrels from the previous week. At 457.2 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 1% above the five-year average for this time of year.

"Gas prices in Michigan have dropped 14 cents compared to last week, giving drivers some relief," said Adrienne Woodland, spokesperson, AAA-The Auto Club Group. "But with ongoing volatility, prices could change direction again just as quickly."

Compared to last week, Metro Detroit’s average daily gas price decreased. Metro Detroit’s current average is $4.77 per gallon, about 6 cents less than last week’s average but still $1.68 more than this same time last year.

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

  • Most expensive gas price averages:  Ann Arbor ($4.79), Metro Detroit ($4.77), Benton Harbor ($4.76)
  • Least expensive gas price averages: Marquette ($4.50), Flint ($4.57), Lansing ($4.67)
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.