COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Another spike in gas prices this week causing more pain at the pump.
Prices increased last week, and have jumped again just since Monday. It appears crude oil prices and the annual switchover from the “winter” of gasoline to the “summer” blend are to blame, according to AAA Michigan.
AAA Spokeswoman Adrienne Woodland says there are two distinctions with the recent increases, noting prices were already starting to spike last week. Especially in Michigan, Woodland says we tend to see price increases as the switchover from gasoline blends begins this time of year.
That’s what precipitated the increase from last week to this week. She said the average on Monday was about $2.99, up 14 cents compared to the previous Monday. But since just this past Monday, she says the average price jumped 26-cents and is now up to $3.25 for regular unleaded.
Around Branch County gas prices today were ranging from $2.89 to $3.37 per gallon.
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