AAA Washington Announces Labor Day Gas Prices
25 August 1997
AAA Washington Announces Labor Day Gas Prices
BELLEVUE, Wash., Aug. 25 -- Look out highways and airports
-- Labor Day travelers are headed your way in record numbers as an estimated
34 million Americans expect to take a trip of 100 miles or more during the
upcoming holiday, according to nationwide reports from AAA clubs.
Popular local destinations include the Washington and Oregon coast, lake
and mountain resorts, and campgrounds around the state. Vancouver and
Victoria B.C., the Columbia River area and Lake Chelan are favored spots.
Labor Day travelers will find the price of gasoline up four cents since
late June. However, prices are 8.4 cents less than last year. Washington
fuel prices, based on a poll of 130 service stations in western and central
areas, currently average $1.302 for self-serve regular unleaded gasoline. The
national average price per gallon of unleaded self-serve is $1.264, up
1.1 cents from one year ago.
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.
Area by Area Comparison of Self-Serve Regular Unleaded Fuel Prices
Labor Day '97 Fourth of July '97 Labor Day '96
City 9/1/97 6/97 9/96
Bellevue/Eastside 1.329 N/A 1.411
Bellingham 1.319 1.249 1.366
Bremerton 1.313 1.286 1.404
Everett 1.316 1.284 1.404
Lynnwood 1.307 1.278 1.400
Olympia 1.303 1.259 1.401
Renton 1.274 1.258 1.392
Seattle 1.330 1.321 1.433
Tacoma 1.298 1.279 1.396
Tri-Cities 1.143 1.149 1.288
Vancouver 1.340 1.262 1.369
Wenatchee 1.369 1.315 1.424
Yakima 1.296 1.250 1.360
AVERAGE 1.302 1.265 1.389
SOURCE AAA Washington
