Thanksgiving Fuel Prices Reflect Big Drop From Last Year
20 November 1998
Thanksgiving Fuel Prices Reflect Big Drop From Last YearBELLEVUE, 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