AAA Michigan says gas prices statewide have gone up for the third consecutive week.
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The average price for regular gas fell 6 cents a gallon in California the past week and 13 cents in Alaska to put both states at $2.96.
“This autumn’s refinery maintenance season is expected to be heavier than in years past because refineries ran at such high rates during the summer”, said Jenkins.
Any supply issues caused by refinery maintenance are likely to be regional and temporary, the Energy Information Administration stated Wednesday in its weekly report, noting that inventories of crude oil and gasoline both rose substantially the past week.
Gas prices edged up again this week nationally, but started leveling off over the weekend.
Alabama, Mississippi, New Jersey, South Carolina and Tennessee are the five states with gas prices less than $2 a gallon, while California still has the most expensive gasoline at $2.93 per gallon. The highest average price can be found in the Jackson area, where it’s about $2.56 a gallon. It is 7 cents less than one week ago, 47.1 cents lower than one month ago and 67.5 cents below what it was one year ago.
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GasBuddy said it still expects to see an overall decline in the price of gas in most parts of the country this week.
