Bargain Prices Still Exist at the Pump; AAA Texas Monthly Fuel Gauge Report.Business/Energy Editors & Travel Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2002 While 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 are beginning to trend upward, motorists will still find bargain prices at the pumps. The statewide average price for regular self-serve is $1.07 a gallon gallon: see English units of measurement. , four pennies more than last month. A year ago, Texans were paying $1.38 a gallon -- 31 cents more. The nationwide average price of self-serve regular gasoline is $1.13 a gallon. This compares to an average price of $1.47 -- a year ago. "Motorists are likely to see a wide disparity dis·par·i·ty n. pl. dis·par·i·ties 1. The condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree; difference: "narrow the economic disparities among regions and industries" in fuel prices at service stations until a more definite economic trend emerges," says Rose Rougeau, spokesperson for 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. "Despite the slight increases from a month ago, we are still paying significantly less compared to last year." 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's Fuel Gauge Report, the most expensive gas can be purchased in Hawaii at $1.67 a gallon and the least expensive can be found in Georgia Georgia, country, Asia Georgia (jôr`jə), Georgian Sakartvelo, Rus. Gruziya, officially Republic of Georgia, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,677,000), c.26,900 sq mi (69,700 sq km), in W Transcaucasia. at $1.01. AAA's Fuel Gauge Report is based on data from the Oil Price Information Service (OPIS OPIS Oil Price Information Service OPIS Ocean Planning Information System (US NOAA) OPIS Online Procurement Information System OPIS Online Planning Information Service OPIS Optical Path Integration Solutions ) -- the nation's most comprehensive source of petroleum pricing information. AAA Texas, an affiliate of the American Automobile Association American Automobile Association (AAA), federation of American automobile clubs, est. 1902. AAA provides a number of benefits to its members, including emergency road service; national and international travel assistance, e.g. , has been serving Texans since 1902. AAA Texas offers its members a full service travel agency, auto-related and financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , as well as public safety programs and legislative advocacy.
AAA Texas Monthly Fuel Gauge Report
(Average price for a gallon of regular self-serve
in 17 selected Texas cities)
Metro State Jan. `02 Jan. `01 Jan. '01 - Dec. `01
Jan. `02
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Abilene TX 1.08 1.40 down 32 1.05
Amarillo TX 1.08 1.37 down 29 1.01
Austin TX 1.06 1.32 down 26 1.01
Beaumont TX 1.08 1.41 down 33 1.01
Brownsville TX 1.04 1.38 down 34 1.00
Corpus Christi TX 1.08 1.33 down 25 1.00
Dallas TX 1.07 1.40 down 33 1.04
El Paso TX 1.10 1.36 down 26 1.09
Fort Worth TX 1.07 1.40 down 33 1.05
Houston TX 1.04 1.36 down 32 1.01
Laredo TX 1.12 1.47 down 35 1.13
Longview TX 1.09 1.37 down 28 1.04
Lubbock TX 1.06 1.40 down 34 1.03
Midland TX 1.09 1.44 down 35 1.04
Odessa TX 1.05 1.40 down 35 1.02
San Antonio TX 1.05 1.28 down 23 0.98
Waco TX 1.06 1.36 down 30 1.03
Average TX 1.07 1.38 down 31 1.03
(Jan. `02) (Jan. `01)
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National $1.13 $1.47 down .34
Texas $1.07 $1.38 down .31
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