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Auto Club: Gas Prices Tumble Slowly over Past Month.


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's average price for 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  has declined 11 cents during the past month, falling from record-high prices set in April, according to according to
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 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.  monthly Fuel Gauge gauge

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The 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,  May average price for regular self-serve unleaded gasoline is $2.532, which compares to an April 12 average of $2.642. Statewide, the average price for May is $2.531, down from $2.630 in April.

"Oil prices have fallen about 14 percent in recent weeks, so we would expect that gas prices would follow," said Auto (AUTOmatic) Refers to a wide variety of devices that perform unattended operations.  Club spokeswoman Carol Thorp. "If oil prices remain stable at these lower levels, then summer travelers might expect to pay less at the pump than they are now. The question remains whether prices will fall to last year's levels."

The lowest average price in California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W).  is in Marysville Marysville is the name of several places. Locations
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, where regular is selling for $2.321. Blythe reported the state's highest average price at $2.716. Nationally, the average price is $2.160, down from $2.266 in April.

In Southern California, the averages for regular and premium grades of gasoline are listed below:
County                   Unl 5-17   Unl 4-12   Pre 5-17   Pre 4-12
Imperial County
El Centro                 2.612      2.699      2.852      2.884

Inyo County
Bishop                    2.526      2.710      2.759      2.868

Kern County
Bakersfield               2.427      2.643      2.579      2.802
Ridgecrest                2.544      2.739      2.581      2.659

Los Angeles County
Alhambra                  2.458      2.573      2.579      2.709
Arcadia                   2.495      2.618      2.689      2.842
Burbank                   2.515      2.611      2.719      2.824
Culver City               2.652      2.676      2.999      3.070
Glendale                  2.526      2.628      2.667      2.802
Glendora                  2.432      2.599      2.679      2.807
Inglewood                 2.506      2.611      2.659      2.769
Lancaster                 2.476      2.612      2.699      2.819
Long Beach                2.504      2.606      2.777      2.825
Los Angeles               2.541      2.642      2.701      2.778
Manhattan Beach           2.535      2.612      2.632      2.699
Montebello                2.481      2.597      2.729      2.859
Santa Clarita             2.499      2.639      2.679      2.815
Santa Monica              2.649      2.701      2.859      3.060
Van Nuys                  2.454      2.570      2.612      2.756
Whittier                  2.480      2.606      2.487      2.589
Woodland Hills            2.524      2.643      2.732      2.792

Orange County
Anaheim                   2.470      2.581      2.566      2.674
Fullerton                 2.433      2.576      2.596      2.644
Huntington Beach          2.464      2.597      2.667      2.726
La Habra                  2.393      2.537      2.599      2.709
Laguna Beach              2.599      2.659      2.769      2.965
Newport Beach             2.603      2.563      2.739      2.909
San Clemente              2.573      2.645      2.799      2.812
Tustin                    2.532      2.621      2.719      2.826

Riverside County
Blythe                    2.716      2.781      2.831      2.749
Hemet                     2.521      2.639      2.719      2.669
Palm Springs              2.549      2.689      2.829      2.979
Riverside                 2.469      2.618      2.645      2.776

San Bernardino County
Redlands                  2.458      2.635      2.710      2.819
San Bernardino            2.527      2.625      2.481      2.715
Victorville               2.496      2.719      2.506      2.722

San Diego County
Chula Vista               2.482      2.617      2.759      2.886
Del Mar                   2.635      2.677      2.799      2.843
Escondido                 2.452      2.542      2.677      2.716
Oceanside                 2.529      2.621      2.659      2.799
San Diego                 2.537      2.658      2.726      2.853

San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo           2.612      2.662      2.789      2.930

Santa Barbara County
Lompoc                    2.657      2.711      2.825      2.966
Santa Barbara             2.654      2.730      2.899      2.839
Santa Maria               2.642      2.720      2.859      2.899

Tulare County
Porterville               2.643      2.712      2.810      2.844
Visalia                   2.573      2.689      2.739      2.903

Ventura County
Ventura                   2.482      2.642      2.565      2.724

So. Calif. Avg.           2.532      2.642      2.707      2.811


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. Editors, for regional average daily fuel prices nationwide, please go to www.fuelgaugereport.com.
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