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                                                  EXHIBIT 13.e
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  Crown Central Petroleum Corporation and Subsidiaries
  OPERATING STATISTICS
  
                                          Twelve Months Ended Decembe
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                                              1997       1996
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Combined Refinery Operations                         
Production (BPD - M)                           159         153
Production (Mmbbl)                            58.0        56.1
Sales (Mmbbl)                                 59.3        58.4
Gross Margin ($/bbl)                          2.69        2.41
Gross Profit ($MM)                           159.4       141.0
Operating Cost ($/bbl)                       (2.25)      (2.20                        )
Operating Cost ($MM)                        (133.5)     (128.7                        )
Refining Operating Profit ($MM)               25.9                         12.4
                                                     
Retail                                               
Number Stores                                  336         343
Volume (pmps - Mgal)                           132         130
Volume (MMgal)                                 530         535
Gasoline Gross Margin ($/gal)                0.116       0.120
Gasoline Gross Profit ($MM)                   61.3        64.3
                                                     
Merchandise Sales (pmps - $M)                 25.7        24.8
Merchandise Sales ($MM)                      103.7       102.0
Merchandise Gross Margin (%)                  30.4        28.5
Merchandise Gross Profit ($MM)                31.5        29.1
                                                     
Retail Gross Profit ($MM)                     92.8        93.4
Retail Operating Costs (pmps - $M)           (18.7)      (19.9                        )
Retail Operating Costs ($MM)                 (75.4)      (81.9                        )
Retail Non-Operating (Expense) Income         (0.9)        1.8
($MM)
Retail Operating Profit ($MM)                 16.5        13.3
                                                     
Wholesale/Terminal Operating (Loss)           (5.3)        5.4
Profit ($MM)
                                                     
Other                                                
LIFO Recovery (Provision) ($MM)               27.3        (0.9                        )
Corporate Overhead ($MM)                     (21.3)      (21.3                        )
Net Interest (Expense) ($MM)                 (11.5)      (12.3                        )
Other (Expense) ($MM)                         (0.3)       (0.1                        )
Income Tax (Expense) Benefit ($MM)           (12.1)        0.7
                                                     
Total Net Income (Loss) ($MM)                 19.2        (2.8                        )
                                                     
Depreciation and Amortization ($MM)           31.6        31.8
Net Interest Expense ($MM)                    11.5        12.3
LIFO (Recovery) Provision ($MM)              (27.3)        0.9
Loss from Asset Disposals ($MM)                0.4         0.2
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) ($MM)            12.1        (0.7                        )
                                                     
EBITDAAL ($MM)                                47.5                         41.7
                                                     
Capital Expenditures ($MM)                    31.9        24.1

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  NOTE:  To conform to the 1997 presentation, certain
  1996 marketing administrative expenses have been
  raclassified from Retail Operating Expenses to
  Corporate Overhead.  This reclassification had no
  effect on the net (loss) of EBITDAAL figures as
  originally presented.
  
  BPD = Barrels per day
  bbl = barrel or barrels as applicable
  gal = gallon or gallons as applicable
  pmps = per month per store
  M = in thousands
  MM = in millions
  
  
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