Gas Prices Increase 37 Cents Since Last Presidents' Day Holiday
16 February 2000
Gas Prices Increase 37 Cents Since Last Presidents' Day Holiday, AAA Reports BELLEVUE, Wash, Feb. 15 -- The average price of self-serve
regular unleaded gasoline in central and western Washington has increased
37.7 cents per gallon since last Presidents' Day to $1.404 per gallon. A
2.7 cent increase since December 1999.
The national average price for self-serve regular unleaded gasoline jumped
7.8 cents per gallon in the last month to $1.367 per gallon, the highest it's
been since December 1990. Nationally, gasoline prices are up an average of
40.7 cents per gallon since February 1999, when the average price was 96 cents
per gallon.
Gasoline prices have risen to this level in response to low inventories of
crude oil and a per barrel price of more than $30, reached yesterday.
Area by Area Comparison of
Self-serve Regular Unleaded Fuel Prices
City Presidents' Day Holidays Presidents' Day
2000 2000 1999
Bellevue 1.536 1.475 1.053
Bellingham 1.415 1.385 1.019
Bremerton 1.380 1.372 .967
Everett 1.393 1.395 1.072
Lynnwood 1.410 1.396 1.056
Olympia N/A 1.366 1.062
Renton 1.398 1.355 .996
Seattle 1.447 1.426 1.080
Tacoma 1.385 1.367 1.019
Tri-Cities 1.300 1.257 .935
Vancouver 1.377 1.346 1.022
Wenatchee 1.415 1.396 1.050
Yakima 1.393 1.363 1.015
Averages 1.404 1.377 1.027
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Washington a full range of products and benefits, including full-service
travel agencies and personal lines insurance agencies in each of its
13 service centers; a range of auto-related services; a variety of financial
products, and member discounts on many consumer products and services.
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public, AAA members benefit additionally from many special discounts and
exclusive programs. A not-for-profit organization, AAA Washington also
assists travelers through its highway and transportation safety and
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CONTACT: Janet Ray, 425-646-2058, or Jennifer Harbison, 425-646-2055,
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