Auto Club: Average Monthly Gas Price Falls 12 Cents from June.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- The average monthly price of regular 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 in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, dropped 12 cents from June June: see month. , but still set an all-time all-time adj. Exceeding all others up to the present time: an all-time speed skating record. all-time Adjective Informal high for the month of July July: see month. , 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. the Automobile automobile, self-propelled vehicle used for travel on land. The term is commonly applied to a four-wheeled vehicle designed to carry two to six passengers and a limited amount of cargo, as contrasted with a truck, which is designed primarily for the transportation of Club of Southern California's monthly Fuel Gauge Report. The Southern California average price for regular self-serve unleaded gasoline is $2.247, down from $2.366 on June 15. The highest previous July Fuel Gauge Report price was in 2001 at $1.84. "Most California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). refineries are running at maximum capacity to meet demand, and, so far, have experienced only minor production problems," said Auto Club spokesperson Carol Thorp. "As long as production remains problem-free, some of the volatility Volatility 1. A statistical measure of the tendency of a market or security to rise or fall sharply within a period of time. 2. A variable in option pricing formulas that denotes the extent to which the return of the underlying asset will fluctuate between now and the in the wholesale market is reduced. The true test will come in August, when summer driving hits its peak, and demand usually increases. After declining for a number of weeks, prices have remained flat in recent days and could be poised for an upward turn." The lowest average price in Southern California is Anaheim Anaheim (ăn`əhīm), city (1990 pop. 266,406), Orange co., S Calif., SE of Los Angeles; inc. 1870. Anaheim was founded by Germans in 1857 as an experiment in communal living. , where drivers can pump regular self-serve unleaded gasoline for an average $2.160. The highest price in the region is in Lompoc Lompoc (lŏm`pōk), city (1990 pop. 37,649), Santa Barbara co., S Calif., in an oil and agricultural area; inc. 1888. It has a huge flower-seed industry and two large diatomaceous earth mines. , where regular goes for an average $2.412. Nationally, the Fuel Gauge Report indicates that the national average is $1.904, down from $1.980 in June. In Southern California, the averages for regular and premium grades of gasoline are listed below: County Reg July 13 Pre July 13 Reg June 15 Pre June 15 Imperial County El Centro 2.256 2.459 2.410 2.604 Inyo County Bishop 2.376 2.584 2.434 2.646 Kern County Bakersfield 2.205 2.393 2.341 2.552 Ridgecrest 2.337 2.549 2.371 2.558 Los Angeles County Alhambra 2.217 2.409 2.320 2.429 Arcadia 2.206 2.439 2.333 2.529 Burbank 2.194 2.399 2.292 2.486 Culver City 2.249 2.416 2.377 2.564 Glendale 2.210 2.382 2.305 2.499 Glendora 2.170 2.402 2.328 2.542 Inglewood 2.215 2.459 2.304 2.529 Lancaster 2.197 2.409 2.350 2.479 Long Beach 2.210 2.449 2.319 2.494 Los Angeles 2.238 2.437 2.342 2.536 Manhattan Beach 2.279 2.446 2.419 2.639 Montebello 2.272 2.439 2.372 2.544 Santa Clarita 2.285 2.452 2.359 2.539 Santa Monica 2.258 2.534 2.403 2.599 Van Nuys 2.192 2.339 2.310 2.494 Whittier 2.182 2.361 2.318 2.505 Woodland Hills 2.232 2.435 2.342 2.479 Orange County Anaheim 2.160 2.321 2.302 2.502 Fullerton 2.164 2.345 2.292 2.482 Huntington Beach 2.189 2.423 2.312 2.516 La Habra 2.134 2.227 2.248 2.424 Laguna Beach 2.293 2.385 2.459 2.653 Newport Beach 2.280 2.511 2.400 2.442 San Clemente 2.326 2.554 2.342 2.566 Tustin 2.229 2.393 2.330 2.499 Riverside County Blythe 2.372 2.639 2.475 2.669 Hemet 2.190 2.425 2.288 2.489 Palm Springs 2.350 2.629 2.483 2.679 Riverside 2.216 2.316 2.346 2.368 San Bernardino County Redlands 2.234 2.484 2.489 2.685 San Bernardino 2.224 2.405 2.386 2.599 Victorville 2.210 2.404 2.486 2.682 San Diego County Chula Vista 2.256 2.487 2.339 2.543 Del Mar 2.257 2.424 2.419 2.509 Escondido 2.169 2.396 2.260 2.450 Oceanside 2.222 2.443 2.323 2.529 San Diego 2.238 2.453 2.333 2.505 San Luis Obispo County San Luis Obispo 2.299 2.514 2.415 2.649 Santa Barbara County Lompoc 2.412 2.647 2.499 2.696 Santa Barbara 2.344 2.579 2.462 2.609 Santa Maria 2.363 2.452 2.438 2.630 Tulare County Porterville 2.244 2.414 2.339 2.523 Visalia 2.256 2.432 2.360 2.506 Ventura County Ventura 2.240 2.441 2.383 2.582 So. Calif. Avg. 2.247 2.444 2.366 2.546 The Auto Club's Fuel Gauge Report is based on data gathered from monitoring fuel transactions at 2,800 Southern California gas This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. stations. Oil Price Information Service -- the nation's most comprehensive source of petroleum pricing information, provides the data. |
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