Pleasure At The Pump! Average Gas Price Falls Below $2 A Gallon In Michigan
You haven't traveled back in time. These gas prices are real.
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You haven't traveled back in time. These gas prices are real.
The lowest average price was about $2.05 per gallon in the Flint area, while the highest average was about $2.27 per gallon in the Traverse City area.
The average price for self-serve regular unleaded gasoline was about $2.34 per gallon on Sunday according to AAA Michigan.
AAA Michigan says gas prices statewide have increased by about 1 cent within the past week.
AAA Michigan says gas prices statewide have decreased for the second consecutive week.
"And it's only going to get better," says analyst Patrick DeHann.
"Some people at the BP station have been waiting for as long as an hour Thursday morning," according to WKBN.
The price at the pump has fallen and we can expect to see a further reduction in gas prices.
Last Monday, Michigan ranked third in the nation, behind Indiana and Illinois, for largest weekly increases in gas prices and seventh for the most expensive average gas prices at about $3 a gallon.
There is renewed optimism following repairs at a BP refinery in Indiana that led to last week's 80-cent per gallon spike in fuel prices in Michigan and throughout the Midwest.
As Michigan drivers deal with a spike in gas prices, the state is warning gas stations against any attempt to take advantage of consumers by price gouging or price fixing.
"The BP refinery is experiencing an unexpected shutdown and we don't know the extent of the damage."
Authorities in Michigan have said that the average now is $2.90 per gallon -- about a 10-cent hike from Monday.
Another jump at the gas pump -- just in time for the long Memorial Day holiday.
We're paying about $1.42 less for gas than we did a year ago.
AAA Michigan's weekly fuel gauge survey shows prices rose by 20 cents to a statewide average of 2.48 per gallon.
Everyone knew it probably couldn't last...and it didn't.
It marks the fourth consecutive week the statewide average has risen above $2 a gallon.
Gas prices rose in Metro Detroit, and Michigan, for the third straight week, AAA reported.
There's no denying metro Detroiters have been enjoying the low gas prices lately. But that doesn't mean a 25 cent bump at the pump is going to go unnoticed.
It marks the third consecutive week that the statewide average price has remained below $2.
The plummeting pump prices - now pegged by AAA at $2.13 per gallon on average - have had an "immediate impact on consumer psyche."
AAA Michigan says statewide gas prices have dropped about 17 cents a gallon in the last week.
The price of gas is lower than it has been in about five years in metro Detroit.
AAA Michigan says statewide gas prices have dropped about 18 cents a gallon in the last week to the lowest average since August 2010.
