The average price has fallen 11 weeks in a row, according to the latest figures from AAA Oregon/Idaho. But that鈥檚 not the entire story.
鈥淲e will be paying the most for gas for Labor Day ever,鈥� said AAA spokesperson Marie Dodds.
The statewide average in Oregon is $4.78 a gallon, down nearly 80 cents from the all-time state record set in mid-June. Still, Dodds said that鈥檚 far more than the previous Labor Day record of $4.02, set in 2012.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 the only other time that we will have paid above four dollars a gallon on Labor Day,鈥� she said.
Oregon鈥檚 prices remain well above the national average of $3.84 per gallon. The highest gas prices can be found in Portland and Medford, according to AAA, while the cheapest average prices are in Salem. Eugene is near the middle of the pack at around $4.66 per gallon.
Dodds said she doesn鈥檛 expect the price to significantly impact Labor Day travel plans, which tend to be more muted than the other summer holiday weekends.
鈥淲e tend to see much bigger travel volumes for Memorial Day and the Fourth of July than we do for Labor Day," she said. "Labor Day is still a very busy travel season, but the volume is always smaller than the other two holidays.鈥�
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