Gas prices drop across Michigan and nation
Gasoline prices in Michigan fell 8.3 cents per gallon last week to an average around 2.00, with 24.9 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and 68.9 cents lower than a year earlier. Nationally, prices declined 21.3 cents in the last month and were down 23.8 percent from a year ago, as GasBuddy notes.
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