AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Crude Hits 11 Week Low.IRVING, Texas Irving (pronounced 'er-ving') is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 191,615; the 2006 estimate was 201,927 according to the North Central Texas Council of Governments, and 196,084 according to -- Gasoline gasoline or petrol, light, volatile mixture of hydrocarbons for use in the internal-combustion engine and as an organic solvent, obtained primarily by fractional distillation and "cracking" of petroleum, but also obtained from natural gas, by prices slipped for the fifth straight week following a dramatic decrease in crude prices, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. Texas' Weekend Gas Watch. The statewide average for a gallon gallon: see English units of measurement. of regular self-serve gasoline dropped only a tenth Tenth can mean: In mathematics:
"Crude prices slid to an 11-week low this week, below $45 a barrel barrel: see English units of measurement. ," said Rose Rougeau, spokesperson for AAA Texas. "This drop comes after a government report showed an increase in crude oil and gasoline inventories which eased concerns about a winter supply shortage. If crude prices continue to drop, retail gas prices should follow." The national average for regular self-serve gasoline fell about a penny to $1.936 a gallon. AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline at popular destinations for automobile automobile, self-propelled vehicle used for travel on land. The term is commonly applied to a four-wheeled vehicle designed to carry two to six passengers and a limited amount of cargo, as contrasted with a truck, which is designed primarily for the transportation of trips.
Average Daily Prices as of 12:01 a.m., Dec. 3, 2004:
Last Year's
Area Current Change Record Price Price
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National $1.936 -0.7 cent $2.054 (05/26/04) $1.490
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State $1.826 -0.1 cent $1.927 (05/26/04) $1.402
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Austin-San Marcos $1.811 -0.3 cent $1.929 (05/27/04) $1.392
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Beaumont $1.785 -1.7 cents $1.903 (06/01/04) $1.388
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Corpus Christi $1.750 +2.8 cents $1.925 (05/26/04) $1.363
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Dallas $1.836 -0.3 cent $1.932 (05/27/04) $1.414
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Ft. Worth $1.821 -0.5 cent $1.924 (05/28/04) $1.409
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Galveston-Texas
City $1.817 n/a $1.922 (06/01/04) $1.387
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Houston $1.810 -0.8 cent $1.909 (06/01/04) $1.384
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San Antonio $1.785 +0.3 cent $1.952 (05/26/04) $1.361
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AAA Texas, an affiliate Affiliate Relationship between two companies when one company owns substantial interest, but less than a majority of the voting stock of another company, or when two companies are both subsidiaries of a third company. See: Subsidiaries, parent company. 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. |
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