Gas prices continue to fall in metro Detroit after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma sent prices skyrocketing earlier in the month.
According to GasBuddy, prices have fallen 8.6 cents per gallon in the past week to $2.41 per gallon average price.
Across the country, prices fell 5.5 cents per gallon to $2.55 per gallon.Looking
"For the second straight week, almost every state saw average gasoline prices fall notably as refineries continue to heal after Harvey and work on restoring production of motor fuels ," GasBuddy Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan said.
When looking at the price compared to last year, it is 17.9 cents higher than the same day in 2016 and 4.9 cents per gallon lower than a month ago.
Ann Arbor is also down 6.9 cents to $2.46 per gallon; Flint down 12.4 cents to $2.35 per gallon and Toledo down 9.1 cents to $2.29 per gallon.
When looking at the price in metro Detroit compared to previous years, it was $2.24 in 2016, $2.38 in 2015, $3.39 in 204, $3.44 in 2013 and $3.94 in 2012.
