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Weekly update: Indiana gas prices fall; GasBuddy and AAA report state averages near $3.88 (Sept. 28, 2026)

A Sept. 28, 2026 weekly price update reported falling pump prices in Indiana, with GasBuddy (reported by Giant FM) finding the state average down to $3.87 per gallon and AAA listing a $3.88 state average on that date.

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A weekly gas-price update published Sept. 28, 2026, says Indiana pump prices declined: GasBuddy data reported by Giant FM showed Indiana’s average fell 13.7 cents to $3.87 per gallon (GasBuddy’s survey of 3,271 Indiana stations), while AAA listed a state average of $3.88 on Sept. 28. The Giant FM roundup also cited local figures such as Indianapolis at $3.83 and regional prices in Cincinnati and Champaign, and noted GasBuddy’s national averages and diesel figures.

WHY IT MATTERS

The report links recent retail moves to supply-side shifts and regional refinery activity. GasBuddy analyst Patrick De Haan, quoted in the Giant FM summary, said prices fell in slightly more than half the states and that the Great Lakes region saw the largest declines after a major refinery restart; he also warned West Coast supplies could tighten because of refinery snags. The Energy Information Administration’s weekly summary (to Sept. 14, 2026) and GasBuddy’s national metrics, cited in the roundup, provide broader context: national pump averages and diesel prices can move differently across regions depending on refinery outages, restarts and crude-market direction. For readers who buy fuel or manage transportation costs, those channels — refinery availability and crude prices — are the concrete mechanisms that change retail pump rates. Watch subsequent weekly GasBuddy updates (as reported by outlets such as Giant FM) and the EIA weekly petroleum reports for the next data points and for signs that regional refinery conditions or crude-price swings are producing further declines or renewed increases.

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