DEARBORN, MI— Gas prices in Michigan are down 14 cents from last week. Michigan drivers are now paying an average of $3.96 per gallon for regular unleaded. This price is 25 cents less than this time last month but still 80 cents more than this time last year.
Motorists are paying an average of $59 for a full 15-gallon tank of gasoline; an increase of about $8 from 2025's highest price last August.
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand increased from 8.77 million b/d to 9.13 million. Total domestic gasoline supply decreased from 216.3 million barrels to 214 million. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 10 million barrels per day.
At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, WTI fell 92 cents to settle at $68.58 a barrel. The EIA reports that crude oil inventories decreased by 3.8 million barrels from the previous week. At 408.4 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 7% below the five-year average for this time of year.
"Michigan drivers are seeing some relief at the pump as gas prices drop below $4 a gallon for the first time since April," said Adrienne Woodland, spokesperson, AAA-The Auto Club Group.
Compared to last week, Metro Detroit’s average daily gas price decreased. Metro Detroit’s current average is $4.01 per gallon, about 13 cents less than last week’s average but still 81 cents 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 ($4.05), Metro Detroit ($4.01), Lansing ($3.97)
- Least expensive gas price averages: Marquette ($3.62), Traverse City ($3.90), Flint ($3.91)
