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Fuel Analysis: Average Michigan driver will spend $60.50 more on gas this April

The average Michigan driver will pay $60.50 more at the pump in April 2022 than they did in April 2021, according to an analysis of gas prices from the AAA motor club and Federal Highway Administration (FHA) data by Great Lakes Wire.

Michigan drivers will pay an average of $4.08 per gallon of regular gasoline this month versus $2.85 last year. This is a 43.1 percent increase equaling $1.23 per gallon.

Of the 10 Michigan metropolitan areas analyzed, drivers in Marquette faced the largest price hike at the pump in the last year of $67.94. Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland was spared the worst pain, with the price of gas rising $55.23 from April 2021 to April 2022.

Gas prices across the US hit a seven-year high following a significant drop at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The price of gas, derived from the cost of oil manufactured around the world, has the power to substantially change the free market and influence many industries.

A short-term outlook report from the US Energy Information Administration predicted gas rates will fall throughout 2022.

Michigan drivers average 1,192.3 miles and use 49.3 gallons of gasoline per month, according to the FHA.

Michigan gas price difference - April 2021 vs. April 2022

Market20222021CHG%Total increase
Marquette$4.28$2.90$1.3847.6%$67.94
Traverse City$4.19$2.82$1.3748.5%$67.40
Metro Detroit$4.14$2.83$1.3146.4%$64.54
Ann Arbor$4.14$2.85$1.3045.5%$63.80
Flint$4.03$2.87$1.1740.8%$57.54
Lansing-East Lansing$4.04$2.87$1.1740.7%$57.49
Benton Harbor$4.01$2.84$1.1741.0%$57.49
Jackson$4.03$2.88$1.1539.8%$56.51
Saginaw-Bay City-Midland$4$2.87$1.1239.0%$55.28
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland$3.99$2.87$1.1239.0%$55.23

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