DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Gas prices in Michigan have soared 28 cents in the past week, setting a new record high.
AAA Michigan says drivers are now paying an average of $4.32 per gallon for regular unleaded. That price is 35 cents more than this time last month and $1.24 more than this time last year.
Motorists are paying an average of $64 for a full 15-gallon tank of gasoline; an increase of about $13 from when prices were their highest last November.
“Tight gasoline stocks in the Midwest, coupled with rising demand and high crude oil prices sent Michigan gas prices soaring to a new record high,” said Adrienne Woodland, spokesperson, AAA-The Auto Club Group. “Pump prices will likely face upward pressure as oil prices remain above $105 per barrel.”
Most expensive gas price averages: Marquette ($4.39), Lansing ($4.35), Saginaw ($4.35)
Least expensive gas price averages: Traverse City ($4.26), Ann Arbor ($4.30), Metro Detroit ($4.30)
