Michigan gas prices, up 7 cents from a week ago, are $3.15 a gallon, bucking a national trend of falling prices and raising the question: When — if ever — would the state see those below-$2-a-gallon prices the president promised?
The average price, compiled by AAA from hundreds of stations, is still 4 cents less than a month ago, and 45 cents less than a year ago, but far higher than what Donald Trump claimed they should.
In 40 other states, however, the average gasoline prices fell.
Still, last week news outlets called out Trump — who is facing growing criticism — after, in a combative response to a journalist’s question about trade and higher prices, he claimed gas prices fell to $1.98 a gallon.
The journalist asked how long Americans can expect to experience higher prices because of his trade policies, and Trump took aim at the reporter, saying she was not “truthful” and claimed the situation was getting “much better.”
He added: “You have gasoline that hit $1.98 yesterday in a couple of states.”
On Thursday, CNN reported that the two states that were tied with the lowest average gas prices on Wednesday were Mississippi and Tennessee, which had state averages of $2.70 a gallon.
In addition, the network reported there were no stations selling gasoline for under $2, according to Patrick De Haan, the head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy, which tracks gas prices at tens of thousands of stations nationwide.
The lowest price Wednesday, GasBuddy found, was $2.19 per gallon at a station in Texas.
Trump said during his campaign that he would lower gasoline prices, offering a target price of $1.87 a gallon, but on Saturday, protestors held hundreds of rallies in small towns and big cities nationwide decrying policies, including economic, and boycotted businesses.
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“Many drivers across Michigan are seeing higher prices at the pump this week,” Adrienne Woodland, a spokeswoman for AAA said, adding that “if demand decreases, gas prices could follow suit.”
The average price of gas nationally was less, compared to a week ago, falling to $3.15 a gallon, four cents less than it was a week earlier, according to AAA.
Gas prices are generally lower now, largely because the price of oil is down, trading at just over $60 a barrel, which is usually good for gas consumers, but not necessarily for the oil industry.
“So far, 2025 has been relatively calm at the pump for most Americans,” said GasBuddy’s De Haan. In all but 10 states, he added, gas prices went down from last week, but if crude oil prices rally “we may start to see the downward trend in gas prices begin to stall.”
Across Michigan, the most average expensive gas prices were in:
The least expensive was in:
Contact Frank Witsil: 313-222-5022 or [email protected].
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