Auto Club: Gas Prices Slow Descent for New Year.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. -- 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. prices continued their downward march during this holiday week, but at a slower pace than earlier this 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 Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. The average price of self-serve 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 the Los Angeles-Long Beach area is $2.037 a gallon, which is 4 cents lower than last week, 22 cents lower than last month and 41.5 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 $2.071, which is 3.3 cents lower than last week, 22 cents below last month and 42 cents above last year. On the Central Coast, the average price is $2.184, which is down 3.1 cents from last week, 22 cents lower than last month and 42 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 $2.052, which is down 3.2 cents from last week, 22 cents below last month and 44 cents above last year. "We may see some regional averages dip below $2 per gallon in the next few days, which will be a nice New Year's bonus, but consumers shouldn't expect the downward trend to continue much longer," said Auto Club spokesperson Carol Thorp. "When California refineries begin their changeover (programming) changeover - The time when a new system has been tested successfully and replaces the old system. to the summer formulation gasoline, prices typically trend upward, and, unfortunately, we don't expect 2005 to be any different." The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline as of 12:01 a.m., Dec. 31.
Area Regular Change from Record Price
last week
Los Angeles-Long Beach $2.037 -4.0 cents $2.446 (10/21/2004)
Orange County $2.012 -4.3 cents $2.441 (10/23/2004)
San Diego $2.071 -3.3 cents $2.464 (10/21/2004)
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-
Lompoc $2.184 -3.1 cents $2.570 (10/22/2004)
Riverside-San Bernardino $2.052 -3.2 cents $2.461 (10/21/2004)
Bakersfield $2.034 -5.4 cents $2.437 (10/23/2004)
Las Vegas $1.891 -2.2 cents $2.290 (10/20/2004)
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