Seasonal & Holidays
Michigan Gas Prices Drop Ahead of July 4th Weekend
Gas costs less leading into July 4 than it has for the past 10 years.
Statewide gas prices fell for the second week in a row, dropping 13 cents to get back under $2.50 per gallon.
Mlive.com reported that the average statewide pump price of $2.47 per gallon on Sunday, June 26, gas costs less leading into July 4 than it has for each of the past 10 years. Last year, Michigan gas cost $2.91 per gallon on average.
More than 1.4 million Michiganders are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home for the holiday, a 1.5-percent increase from last year, and the highest since 2003.
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Nearly 43 million Americans will travel this Independence Day weekend, according to a news release. This represents the highest fourth of July travel volume on record and five million more travelers compared to Memorial Day weekend.
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“Whether they’re traveling by car, plane, train, or cruise ship, it will be exciting to see so many Americans celebrating our nation’s freedom with their friends and family over the long holiday weekend.”
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