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Labor Day Gas Prices Lower In Northwest

NWNews | By Chris Lehman,
Chris Lehman
Published August 30, 2013 at 4:17 PM MDT
Kristen Steele
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Kristen Steele. File photo.

As drivers head out on Northwest highways this Labor Day weekend, gas prices are significantly lower than they were a year ago.

AAA says the price at the pump has fallen a nickel per gallon this past week alone in Oregon and Washington. That's the biggest one-week drop in the nation.

But Triple-A spokeswoman Marie Dodds says it's not clear whether the lower prices are here to stay. "We will be watching and waiting to see what gas prices do in the next few weeks because of the situation in Syria and the violence in the Middle East in general. That has been putting upwards pressure on crude oil prices."

Dodds says despite the recent drop, gas prices in the Northwest remain among the highest in the nation. The national average for a gallon of regular is $3.59. In Oregon, it's currently $3.71. In Washington, it's currently $3.75. And in Idaho, it's currently $3.78.

On the Web:

Daily Fuel Gauge Report - AAA

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Chris Lehman
Chris Lehman graduated from Temple University with a journalism degree in 1997. He landed his first job less than a month later, producing arts stories for Red River Public Radio in Shreveport, Louisiana. Three years later he headed north to DeKalb, Illinois, where he worked as a reporter and announcer for NPR–affiliate WNIJ–FM. In 2006 he headed west to become the Salem Correspondent for the Northwest News Network.
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Chris Lehman
Chris Lehman graduated from Temple University with a journalism degree in 1997. He landed his first job less than a month later, producing arts stories for Red River Public Radio in Shreveport, Louisiana. Three years later he headed north to DeKalb, Illinois, where he worked as a reporter and announcer for NPR–affiliate WNIJ–FM. In 2006 he headed west to become the Salem Correspondent for the Northwest News Network.

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