DEARBORN (WKZO-AM) — Gas prices have spiked one more time as summer winds down to Labor Day and the last surge of vacationers hits the highway.
AAA says prices are up seven cents a gallon since last week, averaging about $2.39 a gallon statewide. That’s about 21 cents less than we were paying a year ago.
Patrick DeHaan with GasBuddy.com says higher crude oil prices are fueling the increase, but he also expects prices to begin falling again after Labor Day.
The website says regular unleaded is selling for $2.33 in Kalamazoo and $2.36 in Grand Rapids and Lansing.
The auto club predicts about a million Michiganders will travel sometime between now and a week from Tuesday.
