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AAA Washington: Memorial Day Fuel Gauge Report

17 May 1997

AAA Washington: Memorial Day Fuel Gauge Report

    BELLEVUE, Wash., May 16 -- In time for the Memorial Day
Weekend traveler, Washington fuel prices have stabilized over the past few
months averaging $1.294 for self-serve, regular unleaded.  The average price
in the West is $1.364, still the highest regional average in the nation.
    Memorial Day Weekend motorists are expected to be out in force locally,
camping and visiting family and friends in the region.  Anticipated hot
destinations are Vancouver B.C., the Olympic Peninsula, the Washington and
Oregon Coasts, and the Columbia Gorge.  By plane, Washingtonians are headed to
Disneyland in Anaheim, Reno and Las Vegas.
    Compared to Memorial Day 1996, when fuel prices averaged $1.440 per gallon
of self-serve unleaded, prices are down 14.6 cents.
    AAA Washington is a not-for-profit organization with 13 offices in central
and western Washington.  The club provides more than 560,000 members with
travel, insurance, financial, and auto-related services.

SOURCE  AAA Washington