Just like the temperatures, gas prices are increasing as well. AAA of Michigan says the current statewide average daily gas price is $2.88 per gallon, up nine cents form last week. Of the ten Michigan metro areas surveyed by AAA for self-serve unleaded fuel prices, the lowest average price can be found in the Marquette area for the second week in row, where it’s about $2.74 a gallon. The highest average price can be found in the Jackson area for the third week in a row, where it’s about $2.92 a gallon. In Metro Detroit, the current average is about $2.86 per gallon, which is about 37 cents more than this same time last year. Metro Detroit’s daily average has not been this high since 2015. Locally, pumps in Port Huron area pumps are asking about $2.89 for a gallon of regular unleaded.
