Thanksgiving Fuel Prices Reflect Big Drop From Last Year
20 November 1998
Thanksgiving Fuel Prices Reflect Big Drop From Last Year
BELLEVUE, Wash., Nov. 19 -- Thanksgiving holiday motorists
can expect dramatically lower fuel prices than those of last Thanksgiving.
The regional average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline is
$1.086 per gallon, 23 cents below Thanksgiving 1997 and 4 cents less than July
Fourth 1998.
Nationally, the average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline is
$1.055 per gallon, the lowest price since March 1992, when the price was
$1.049 per gallon.
A record high of 33.6 million Americans are expected to travel 100 miles
or more from home during the turkey-day weekend. AAA suggests planning ahead
and having an extra helping of patience. Favorite destinations for Washington
travelers this holiday include Victoria, B.C., Las Vegas and the Washington
coast.
AAA Washington is a not-for-profit organization with 13 offices in
central and western Washington. The club provides more than 590,000 members
with travel, insurance, financial and auto-related services.
AAA Washington's Thanksgiving 1998 Fuel Gauge Price Averages
Area by Area Comparison of Self-serve Regular Unleaded Fuel Prices
City Thanksgiving '98 Labor Day '98 Thanksgiving '97
Bellevue 1.110 1.13 1.349
Bellingham 1.110 1.10 1.333
Bremerton 1.027 N/A 1.284
Everett 1.110 1.14 1.347
Lynnwood 1.092 1.12 1.339
Olympia 1.108 1.13 1.307
Renton 1.074 N/A 1.331
Seattle 1.110 1.16 1.350
Tacoma 1.069 1.11 1.329
Tri-Cities 1.013 1.08 1.111
Vancouver 1.076 1.08 1.354
Wenatchee 1.109 1.15 1.390
Yakima 1.110 1.12 1.321
Average 1.086 1.12 1.318