Auto Club: Falling Gas Prices ... Friday the 13th Lucky for Motorists.News Editors/Business Editors/Travel Writers LOS LOS Length of stay, see there ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 13, 2003 Despite expectation of Friday the 13th Friday the 13th regarded as unlucky day. [Western Folklore: Misc.] See : Luck, Bad bad luck, 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 prices continue falling across the Southwest, marking the 12th straight week that prices have fallen, 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 Weekend Gas Watch, compiled by the Automobile Club of Southern California The Automobile Club of Southern California was founded December 13, 1900 in Los Angeles as one of the nation's first motor clubs dedicated to improving roads, proposing traffic laws and improvement of overall driving conditions. . Currently, the average price of self-serve regular unleaded gasoline in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area is $1.709 per gallon gallon: see English units of measurement. , which is 2.9 cents lower than last week's price, 21 cents lower than last month and 14 cents higher than last year. In San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , the price is $1.681, which is 2 cents below last week's level, 22 cents below last month and 9 cents above last year. Motorists in the central coast have an average price of $1.841, which is 2.9 cents lower than last week's price, 16 cents lower than last month and 18 cents higher than last year. "Wholesale gasoline prices are beginning to inch upward, but there is still a lot of competition between dealers, so prices continue falling," said Carol Thorp, spokesperson for the Automobile Club of Southern California. "Dealers are enjoying good profit margins, so look for pump prices to continue their downward trend through the next couple of weeks, and maybe into the July 4th holiday weekend." The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline at popular destinations for motoring trips. Average prices as of 12:01 a.m., June 13:
Area Regular Change from Record Price
last week
Los Angeles-Long Beach $1.709 -2.9 cents $2.167 (3/22/03)
San Diego $1.681 -2.0 cents $2.211 (3/20/03)
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-
Lompoc $1.841 -2.9 cents $2.207 (3/22/03)
Las Vegas $1.663 -1.8 cents $2.063 (3/25/03)
Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz. $1.606 -1.0 cents $2.003 (3/22/03)
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