Gas Prices Hit New 2022 High In Metro Detroit

METRO DETROIT — Gas prices in metro Detroit jumped 12 cents over the past week, which set a new 2022 high at $3.37 per gallon, according to AAA Michigan. The spike is also 91 cents more than this time last year.

It now costs metro Detroit drivers around $50 to fill up a 15-gallon tank. However, that's still about $1 cheaper from when prices were their highest last November, according to AAA.

"Crude oil prices hit $90 a barrel putting upward pressure on Michigan pump prices pushing them to a new 2022-high," spokesperson, AAA-The Auto Club Group Adrienne Woodland said. "If crude prices continue to climb, pump prices will likely follow suit."

The average price of gas in Michigan is also $3.37, which is 20 cents more than this time last month and 87 cents more than this time last year, according to AAA.

The most expensive gas price averages were in Marquette ($3.48), Lansing ($3.39) and Benton Harbor ($3.38), while the cheapest averages were in Traverse City ($3.34), Saginaw ($3.36) and Ann Arbor ($3.36), according to AAA.