Pump Prices Hold Steady: The national average...
From Times Staff and Wire reports
Pump Prices Hold Steady: The national average price of gasoline at the pump was unchanged during the past week, the American Automobile Assn. said. A gallon of self-service unleaded regular averaged $1.371, which was 31 cents higher than Aug. 1, the day before Iraq invaded Kuwait, the AAA said in its weekly survey. The highest prices were in New England, where a gallon of self-serve unleaded regular fetched $1.437. The cheapest regional price was $1.298 per gallon in the Midwest. The AAA said 84% of the nation’s service stations will maintain normal operating hours Christmas Day, with 33% planning to stay open 24 hours.
