AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Pump Prices Drop for Thanksgiving

IRVING, Texas--Nov. 1, 20049, 2004--Fuel prices drop for the third straight week as motorists prepare to head out for the Thanksgiving holiday, according to AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch.

The Texas average for a gallon of regular self-serve gasoline decreased nearly three cents to $1.847. Last year, the statewide average was $1.392 a gallon.

"Thanksgiving is traditionally a driving holiday," said Rose Rougeau, spokesperson for AAA Texas. "This holiday more than 80% of all travelers will travel by automobile, despite gasoline averages being about 50 cents higher today than a year ago."

The national average for regular self-serve gasoline dropped three cents to $1.951 a gallon.

AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline at popular destinations for automobile trips.

Average Daily Prices as of 12:01 a.m., Nov. 19, 2004:

                                                           Last Year's
Area                Current    Change      Record Price      Price
------------------- ------- ------------ ----------------- -----------
National            $1.951  - 3.0 cents  $2.054 (05/26/04)   $1.497
State               $1.847  - 2.6 cents  $1.927 (05/26/04)   $1.392
Austin-San Marcos   $1.840  - 2.6 cents  $1.929 (05/27/04)   $1.370
Beaumont            $1.814  - 2.9 cents  $1.903 (06/01/04)   $1.371
Corpus Christi      $1.749  - 4.9 cents  $1.925 (05/26/04)   $1.317
Dallas              $1.861  - 2.8 cents  $1.932 (05/27/04)   $1.397
Ft. Worth           $1.849  - 2.4 cents  $1.924 (05/28/04)   $1.387
Galveston-Texas
 City               $1.841  - 2.8 cents  $1.922 (06/01/04)   $1.366
Houston             $1.838  - 2.7 cents  $1.909 (06/01/04)   $1.371
San Antonio         $1.813  - 3.5 cents  $1.952 (05/26/04)   $1.348

AAA Texas, an affiliate of AAA National, has been serving Texans since 1902. Today, more than a million AAA Texas members benefit from the organization's roadside assistance service, travel agency, financial products, insurance products and services, automotive pricing, buying and financing, trip planning services and traffic safety programs. Information about these products and services is available on AAA Texas' Web site at www.aaa-texas.com.