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Michigan gas falls 38 cents in a week to $4.14, with Flint and Lansing under $4
LANSING — Michigan drivers are paying 38 cents less for a gallon of regular than they were a week ago, but the statewide average is still more than a dollar above where it stood a year ago.
AAA’s daily survey put Michigan’s average for regular unleaded at $4.14 on Monday, Nov. 9. That is down from $4.52 a week ago and $4.62 a month ago. A year ago, the average was $3.11. At Monday’s price, a 15-gallon fill-up costs about $62, nearly $6 less than it did last Monday.
The national average was $4.01 on Monday, AAA’s figures show, putting Michigan about 13 cents above the country.
Where gas is cheapest and priciest
Two of the metro areas AAA tracks in Michigan were under $4 on Monday: Flint at $3.98 and Lansing–East Lansing at $3.99. Saginaw–Bay City–Midland was close behind at $4.02, followed by Jackson at $4.08, Metro Detroit at $4.11 and Grand Rapids–Muskegon–Holland at $4.17.
The highest metro averages were in Traverse City at $4.27, Ann Arbor and Benton Harbor at $4.25 each, and Marquette at $4.23. Every metro area on AAA’s Michigan list was lower than a week earlier. Flint’s average fell about 43 cents and Metro Detroit’s about 45 cents.
Diesel is still near its record
Diesel has not fallen as fast. Michigan’s average was $6.50 a gallon on Monday, down about 16 cents from a week ago, according to AAA. The state’s record diesel average, $6.89, was set on Sept. 23, 2026. A year ago, diesel averaged $3.83. That matters for farmers, truckers and anyone pricing a delivery, because diesel costs flow into what stores and contractors charge.
Why prices are moving
Crude oil fell below $100 a barrel after last week’s election, WDIV-TV reported Monday. Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, told the station that the election “doesn’t necessarily immediately change the geopolitical tensions that have delivered the high prices.” Before 2026, AAA said, the national average had never topped $4 a gallon in November.
AAA updates its state and metro averages daily. Prices at individual stations can be well above or below the averages.
Sources:
AAA, Michigan average gas prices (state, metro, diesel, week-ago, month-ago, year-ago and record figures), accessed Nov. 9, 2026, https://gasprices.aaa.com/?state=MI
WDIV-TV/ClickOnDetroit, “Michigan, US gas prices see significant drop after midterms, analysts say,” Nov. 9, 2026 (crude below $100, De Haan quote, November record note), https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2026/11/09/michigan-us-gas-prices-see-significant-drop-after-midterms-analysts-say/
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