Auto Club: Gas Prices Higher on Thin National Supply.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. -- 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 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, increased this week in response to thin national supplies as the Gulf Coast continues to suffer in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, 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 Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Los LOS Length of stay, see there Angeles-Long Beach area is $2.977, which is 5.6 cents higher than last week, 2 cents lower than last month and 77 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 $3.013 - 4.6 cents above last week's price, 3 cents below last month and 77 cents above last year. On the Central Coast, the average price is $3.042, up 2.5 cents from last week, 7 cents lower than last month and 68 cents higher than last year. In the Inland Empire In·land Empire A region of the northwest United States between the Cascade Range and the Rocky Mountains, comprising eastern Washington, eastern Oregon, northern Idaho, and western Montana. Farming, lumbering, and mining are important to the area. , the average price is $2.997, up 4.9 cents from last week, 3 cents below last month and 77 cents higher than last year. "Even though California produces nearly all of its own fuel, gasoline markets nationwide react to each other when dramatic swings in price occur," Auto Club spokeswoman Carol Thorp said. "California has been protected against dramatic super spikes some regions are experiencing, but prices will continue to swing up and down in response to an unstable energy market." The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline as of 12:01 a.m., Oct. 7:
Area Regular Change from Record Price
last week
Los Angeles-Long Beach $2.977 +5.6 cents $2.999 (9/6/2005)
Orange County $2.935 +6.0 cents $2.970 (9/6/2005)
San Diego $3.013 +4.6 cents $3.060 (9/5/2005)
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-
Lompoc $3.042 +2.5 cents $3.111 (9/7/2005)
Riverside-San Bernardino $2.997 +4.9 cents $3.030 (9/9/2005)
Bakersfield $3.053 +1.3 cents $3.167 (9/9/2005)
Las Vegas $2.872 +1.3 cents $2.968 (9/8/2005)
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