The Michigan state average is up 12 cents compared to last week 

DEARBORN, Mich., (October 11, 2021) - Gas prices in Michigan jumped 12 cents, setting a new 2021-high. Michigan drivers are now paying an average of $3.33 per gallon for regular unleaded. This price is 14 cents more than this time last month and $1.20 more than this time last year.

Motorists are paying an average of $50 for a full 15-gallon tank of gasoline; an increase of about $11 from when prices were their highest last January.

According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), total domestic gasoline stocks increased by 3.3 million bbl to 225.1 million bbl last week. Gasoline demand also increased slightly from 9.40 million b/d to 9.44 million b/d. The slight increase in gas demand has contributed to the rise in the national average. However, the main culprit for rising pump prices remains high crude prices nearing $80 per barrel.

At the close of Thursday’s formal trading session, WTI increased by 87 cents to settle at $78.30. Prices increased after the U.S. Department of Energy dispelled speculation that the Biden Administration would sell crude oil held in the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The move could have put more crude into the domestic market, but it is unlikely to have had a sustained downward impact on oil prices. Additionally, prices rose last week following OPEC+, which comprises the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Russia, and their allies, choosing not to move forward with an agreement to produce 800,000 b/d in November. Instead, OPEC+ decided to keep its 400,000 b/d planned production increase intact for now. Prices have increased this week despite EIA’s latest report showing that total domestic crude inventories increased by 2.4 million bbl to 420.9 million bbl.

"Rising crude oil prices led to a double-digit spike in Michigan gas prices,” said Adrienne Woodland, spokesperson, AAA-The Auto Club Group. “If crude prices continue to trade near $80 a barrel, motorists will likely see elevated pump prices through this week.”

Compared to last week, Metro Detroit’s average daily gas price increased. Metro Detroit’s current average is $3.29 per gallon, about 3 cents more than last week’s average and $1.14 more than this same time last year.

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• Most expensive gas price averages: Lansing ($3.39), Saginaw ($3.38), Grand Rapids ($3.37)
• Least expensive gas price averages: Ann Arbor ($3.26), Metro Detroit ($3.29), Benton Harbor ($3.34)

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• Daily national, state, and metro gas price averages can be found at Gasprices.aaa.com 
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                            CURRENT AND PAST PRICE AVERAGES

                                       Regular Unleaded Gasoline

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	Sunday	Saturday	Week Ago	Month Ago	One Year Ago	2020 Low	2020 High	Record High
National	$3.27	$3.27	$3.20	$3.18	$2.19	$1.77 (Apr. 29)	$2.60 (Jan. 9)	$4.11 (July 2008)
Michigan	$3.33	$3.33	$3.21	$3.19	$2.13	$1.41 (Apr. 28)	$2.63 (Jan. 9)	$4.26 (May 2011)
Detroit	$3.29	$3.29	$3.26	$3.27	$2.15	$1.42 (Apr. 28)	$2.61 (Jan. 9)	$4.24 (May 2011)

Gas Price Survey Methodology

Every day up to 130,000 stations in the nation and more than 4,200 stations in Michigan are surveyed based on credit card swipes and direct feeds in cooperation with the Oil Price Information Service (OPIS) and Wright Express for unmatched statistical reliability. All average retail prices in this report are for a gallon of regular, unleaded gasoline. 

AAA updates fuel price averages daily at www.GasPrices.AAA.com.

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