(WWJ) -- The price of gas in Michigan has gone down just in time for holiday travel, but it's still high.
With holiday travel forecasted to increase 34% compared to last year, more than 3 million Michiganders are planning to hit the roads while seeing the highest December gas prices in over 7 years.
"Michigan gas prices have steadily declined for the past six weeks," said Adrienne Woodland, spokesperson of AAA - The Auto Club Group. "Despite these decreases, Michigan drivers will still see the highest year-end holiday gas prices since 2013."
Michigan drivers are now paying an average of $3.14 per gallon for regular unleaded, which is 23 cents less than this time last month but still $1 more than this time last year, according to AAA.
The price of gasoline is down 5 cents compared to last week.
For a full 15-gallon tank of gas, motorists are looking at paying an average of $47, which is an increase of about $8 from when prices were their highest last January.
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration, total domestic gasoline stocks decreased last week. On the other hand, gasoline demand increased.
Typically, growing demand and tight supply would support rising pump prices, but fluctuations in the price of crude oil have helped to put downward pressure on prices, according to AAA.
Specifically, in metro Detroit, the average daily gas prices decreased compared to last week. The metro area's current average is $3.26 per gallon, which is 3 cents less than last week's average but still $1.14 more than this same time last year.
The most expensive gas price averages can be found in Marquette at $3.37, Traverse City at $3.32 and Ann Arbor at 3.26.
The least expensive gas price averages can be found in Grand Rapids at $2.96, Benton Harbor at $2.98 and Lansing at $3.
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