Auto Club: Gas Prices Jump as Motorists Hit by Triple Whammy.News Editors/Automotive Writers/Travel Writers LOS LOS Length of stay, see there ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 13, 2004 Strong demand for 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 , falling inventories and the switch to summer blend “Blending” redirects here. For alpha blending, see Alpha compositing. In linguistics, a blend is a word formed from parts of two other words. These parts are sometimes, but not always, morphemes. of fuel combined to send gas prices sharply higher last week for the sixth consecutive week, 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 Weekend Gas Watch. The national average for gasoline increased seven-tenths of a cent per gallon gallon: see English units of measurement. . Currently, the average price of self-serve regular unleaded gasoline in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area is $1.889, which is 7.7 cents higher than last week. This price is 19 cents higher than last month and 15 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 $1.898, which is 6.2 cents above last week's level, 18 cents above last month and 9 cents higher than last year. Motorists in the Central Coast pay an average price of $1.891, which is 9.2 cents higher than last week's price, 19 cents above last month and 18 cents higher than last year. "We've we've Contraction of we have. we've have seen a run up in prices in the past month due to the annual switch from winter formula gasoline to the summer formula. That has drawn down our inventories by about 3 percent," said Carol Thorp, Auto (AUTOmatic) Refers to a wide variety of devices that perform unattended operations. Club spokesperson. "In addition, California's demand for gasoline has increased 10 percent from last year. The combination of those factors means higher prices at the pump for at least the next 3-4 weeks." The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline at metropolitan destinations throughout the nation. Average prices as of 12:01 a.m., Feb. 13:
Area Regular Change Record Price
from
last
week
Los Angeles-Long Beach $1.889 +$0.077 $2.167 (3/22/03)
San Diego $1.898 +$0.062 $2.211 (3/20/03)
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc $1.891 +$0.092 $2.233 (8/27/03)
The national average price of gasoline increased seven-tenths of a
cent per gallon last week as markets absorbed news of OPEC's decision
to reduce its output of crude oil. Many parts of the country are
seeing prices begin to level off. In the next few weeks, suppliers
will begin selling off large inventories of winter formula fuel in
preparation to making the summer grade. This sell-off could send pump
prices lower in many regions.
Area Regular Change Record Price
from
last
week
National Average $1.634 +$0.007 $1.737 (8/30/03)
New York $1.839 +$0.003 $1.968 (9/6/03)
Washington, D.C. $1.683 +$0.004 $1.797 (5/16/01)
Boston $1.669 -$0.001 $1.812 (9/3/03)
Philadelphia $1.663 +$0.003 $1.807 (9/3/03)
Atlanta $1.571 +$0.016 $1.589 (3/18/03)
Miami $1.690 +$0.004 $1.761 (3/18/03)
Chicago $1.751 -$0.001 $2.142 (6/19/00)
Detroit $1.650 -$0.008 $2.137 (6/20/00)
Kansas City, Mo. $1.510 +$0.040 $1.790 (6/21/00)
St. Louis $1.613 -$0.032 $1.767 (5/17/01)
Denver $1.500 -$0.007 $1.780 (6/5/01)
Dallas $1.569 +$0.001 $1.666 (5/12/01)
Houston $1.550 -$0.002 $1.639 (5/12/01)
Salt Lake City $1.594 +$0.005 $1.789 (9/4/03)
Las Vegas $1.789 +$0.038 $2.063 (3/25/03)
Phoenix $1.675 +$0.049 $2.146 (8/26/03)
Seattle $1.707 +$0.004 $1.969 (9/4/03)
San Francisco $1.973 +$0.060 $2.276 (3/19/03)
Honolulu $1.992 -$0.010 $2.054 (10/2/03)
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