Auto Club: Average Monthly Gas Price Hits Record High for Fourth Consecutive Month, but Prices Soften.Energy Editors/News Editors/Business Editors/Travel Writers LOS LOS Length of stay, see there ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 15, 2004 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, rose another three cents from May to reach an all-time all-time adj. Exceeding all others up to the present time: an all-time speed skating record. all-time Adjective Informal June June: see month. high of $2.366 per gallon gallon: see English units of measurement. for regular self-serve gasoline, 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. While this is another monthly record, prices in many cities have fallen from their record highs set in late May. "Promises by OPEC OPEC: see Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. OPEC in full Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Multinational organization established in 1960 to coordinate the petroleum production and export policies of its to increase oil production and increased gasoline inventories are beginning to have an effect at the pump," said Auto Club spokesperson Carol Thorp. "While demand continues to be strong, prices started dropping during the past two weeks. They haven't have·n't Contraction of have not. haven't have not haven't have yet fallen to the same level as a month ago, so the change from May still registers as an increase. While the market is still volatile, motorists should expect to see prices decline for the next few weeks." The Southern California average price for regular self-serve unleaded gasoline is $2.366, up from $2.336 on May 18. The highest previous June Fuel Gauge Report price was in 2001 at $2.01. The lowest average price in Southern California is La Habra La Habra (lə hăb`rə), city (1990 pop. 51,266), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1925. A suburb of Los Angeles, La Habra was settled in the 1860s by Basque sheepherders. , where drivers can pump regular self-serve unleaded gasoline for an average $2.248. The highest price in the state is in Redlands Redlands, city (1990 pop. 60,394), San Bernardino co., S Calif., in the San Bernardino Valley; inc. 1888. Industries include software research and development and the manufacture of metal foil, furniture, and electrical equipment. , where regular goes for an average $2.489. San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden Bay-area motorists now pay an average of $2.33, up from $2.30 in May. Nationally, prices began dropping and the Fuel Gauge Report indicates that the national average is $1.980. In Southern California, the averages for regular and premium grades of gasoline are listed below: County/City Unl Pre Unl May 18 Pre May 18 Imperial County El Centro 2.410 2.604 2.419 2.544 Inyo County Bishop 2.434 2.646 2.379 2.504 Kern County Bakersfield 2.341 2.552 2.306 2.489 Ridgecrest 2.371 2.558 2.301 2.484 Los Angeles County Alhambra 2.320 2.429 2.262 2.467 Arcadia 2.333 2.529 2.294 2.499 Burbank 2.292 2.486 2.288 2.459 Culver City 2.377 2.564 2.336 2.541 Glendale 2.305 2.499 2.275 2.479 Glendora 2.328 2.542 2.315 2.529 Inglewood 2.304 2.529 2.309 2.494 Lancaster 2.350 2.479 2.313 2.518 Long Beach 2.319 2.494 2.290 2.480 Los Angeles 2.342 2.536 2.311 2.532 Manhattan Beach 2.419 2.639 2.407 2.639 Montebello 2.372 2.544 2.345 2.522 Santa Clarita 2.359 2.539 2.339 2.544 Santa Monica 2.403 2.599 2.377 2.559 Van Nuys 2.310 2.494 2.282 2.449 Whittier 2.318 2.505 2.296 2.592 Woodland Hills 2.342 2.479 2.325 2.496 Orange County Anaheim 2.302 2.502 2.261 2.484 Fullerton 2.292 2.482 2.259 2.424 Huntington Beach 2.312 2.516 2.290 2.491 La Habra 2.248 2.424 2.235 2.440 Laguna Beach 2.459 2.653 2.379 2.584 Newport Beach 2.400 2.442 2.366 2.549 San Clemente 2.342 2.566 2.349 2.503 Tustin 2.330 2.499 2.298 2.514 Riverside County Blythe 2.475 2.669 2.479 2.759 Hemet 2.288 2.489 2.293 2.494 Palm Springs 2.483 2.679 2.491 2.659 Riverside 2.346 2.368 2.306 2.450 San Bernardino County Redlands 2.489 2.685 2.375 2.575 San Bernardino 2.386 2.599 2.367 2.567 Victorville 2.486 2.682 2.372 2.572 San Diego County Chula Vista 2.339 2.543 2.353 2.613 Del Mar 2.419 2.509 2.402 2.662 Escondido 2.260 2.450 2.250 2.466 Oceanside 2.323 2.529 2.313 2.449 San Diego 2.333 2.505 2.340 2.541 San Luis Obispo County San Luis Obispo 2.415 2.649 2.402 2.614 Santa Barbara County Lompoc 2.499 2.696 2.433 2.586 Santa Barbara 2.462 2.609 2.436 2.589 Santa Maria 2.438 2.630 2.412 2.539 Tulare County Porterville 2.339 2.523 2.269 2.528 Visalia 2.360 2.506 2.300 2.559 Ventura County Ventura 2.383 2.582 2.328 2.545 So. Calif. Avg. 2.366 2.546 2.336 2.533 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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