MI Gas Prices Continue Falling: AAA

Gas prices across Michigan continued falling Wednesday morning, according to AAA.

The average price for a regular gallon of gas across Michigan on Wednesday was $4.01, down 39 cents from a week ago and 65 cents from last month, according to AAA.

Michigan's average, however, is still seven cents higher than the national average, according to AAA.

Gas prices across the metro Detroit area were even cheaper. The average price for a regular gallon of gas across the region on Wednesday morning was $3.99, according to AAA.

The Detroit area average is down 41 cents from last week and 61 cents from last month, according to AAA.

GasBuddy Analysis Patrick De Haan pointed to several reasons for the recent drop, including refinery maintenance that helped level demand. He also noted that more oil was moving through the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S. conflict with Iran.

"That said, the election’s outcome may send a message to Washington to sharpen its focus on affordability, and I’d expect even more attention on bringing prices down," De Haan said. "But for now, it’s the seasonal shift, not politics, driving the relief at the pump."