DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM – AAA Michigan says gas prices in the state are down five cents compared to last week, but the price is eight cents more than this time last month and $1.10 more than this time last year.
Michigan drivers are now paying $3.25 per gallon for regular unleaded.
Motorists are paying an average of $49 for a full 15-gallon tank of gasoline; an increase of about $10 from when prices were their highest last January.
“As crude prices remain high, AAA expects the Michigan average to remain above $3 per gallon throughout the summer,” said Adrienne Woodland, spokesperson, AAA-The Auto Club Group.
Most expensive gas price averages: Metro Detroit ($3.35), Ann Arbor ($3.32), Marquette ($3.26)
Least expensive gas price averages: Benton Harbor ($3.13), Lansing ($3.16), Flint ($3.16)
AAA updates fuel price averages daily at www.GasPrices.AAA.com.