Auto Club: Gas Prices Up From Last Month, but Past Peak and Heading Down; Lower Demand, Increased Imports and Structural Repairs Nudge Prices Down.News Editors/Automotive Writers/Travel Writers LOS LOS Length of stay, see there ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 2003 The average price of 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 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, remains above $2 a gallon gallon: see English units of measurement. , despite lower demand, increased imports from Europe Europe (y  r`əp), 6th largest continent, c.4,000,000 sq mi (10,360,000 sq km) including adjacent islands (1992 est. pop. 512,000,000). and
recent refinery and pipeline repairs, according to according toprep. 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 monthly Fuel Gauge Report. While prices have begun to drop, gasoline still costs more than it did a month ago. The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Southern California is still 37.7 cents higher than last month, according to the Auto Club, but most cities have seen price reductions of 5-6 cents per gallon since Labor Day Labor Day, holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Monday in September to honor the laborer. It was inaugurated by the Knights of Labor in 1882 and made a national holiday by the U.S. Congress in 1894. . The Southern California average price for regular self-serve unleaded gasoline is $2.104, up from $1.727 on Aug. 12. Prices in most Southern California cities are up significantly compared to last month, but down compared to last week. The lowest average price in Southern California is Anaheim Anaheim (ăn`əhīm), city (1990 pop. 266,406), Orange co., S Calif., SE of Los Angeles; inc. 1870. Anaheim was founded by Germans in 1857 as an experiment in communal living. , where drivers can pump regular self-serve unleaded gasoline for an average $2.025. Statewide, the lowest price is in Fresno Fresno (frĕz`nō), city (1990 pop. 354,202), seat of Fresno co., S central Calif.; inc. 1885. Settled in 1872 as a station on the Central Pacific RR, Fresno profited from irrigated farming as early as the 1880s. at $1.99, and the highest is in Oakland Oakland, city (1990 pop. 372,242), seat of Alameda co., W Calif., on the eastern side of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1852. Together with San Francisco and San Jose, the city comprises the fourth largest metropolitan area in the United States. at $2.22. San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden Bay-area motorists now pay an average of $2.14, up 29 cents from August. Nationally, prices are up 11.7 cents since the August AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. survey and now average $1.687 per gallon. "This year we've seen the 'twin peaks' in retail gasoline pricing, with two significant price spikes spikes see peplomer. within six months," said Auto Club spokesperson Carol Thorp. "Prices should continue to go down now, with seasonal summer demand abated Abated, an ancient technical term applied in masonry and metal work to those portions which are sunk beneath the surface, as in inscriptions where the ground is sunk round the letters so as to leave the letters or ornament in relief. From 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica and regional refinery and pipeline problems repaired." Thorp added that foreign imports have increased, because foreign refiners can produce California's winter formulation formulation /for·mu·la·tion/ (for?mu-la´shun) the act or product of formulating. American Law Institute Formulation easier than the more complex summer formulation. Also, crude and wholesale prices have dropped significantly in recent days, and that should translate into larger price drops at the pump than we've seen, she said. "However, over the long term, as long as inventories remain tight and production capacity is not increased, the market is still susceptible to wide swings in pricing," she noted. In Southern California, the averages for regular and premium grades of gasoline are listed below:
County City 9/16 8/12 9/16 8/12
Unl Unl Pre Pre
Imperial County
El Centro 2.178 1.798 2.339 1.979
Inyo County
Bishop 2.200 1.883 2.409 2.079
Kern County
Bakersfield 2.057 1.723 2.218 1.960
Ridgecrest 2.121 1.794 2.294 1.962
Los Angeles County
Alhambra 2.073 1.678 2.239 1.881
Arcadia 2.088 1.682 2.299 1.902
Burbank 2.052 1.675 2.229 1.879
Culver City 2.150 1.772 2.327 1.969
Glendale 2.060 1.693 2.359 1.899
Glendora 2.061 1.691 2.254 1.881
Inglewood 2.076 1.706 2.277 1.902
Lancaster 2.036 1.673 2.213 1.849
Long Beach 2.107 1.729 2.301 1.911
Los Angeles 2.099 1.718 2.298 1.917
Manhattan Beach 2.146 1.782 2.329 1.899
Montebello 2.092 1.700 2.269 1.939
Santa Clarita 2.076 1.649 2.236 1.799
Santa Monica 2.122 1.734 2.279 1.979
Van Nuys 2.031 1.671 2.232 1.862
Whittier 2.070 1.726 2.259 1.866
Woodland Hills 2.047 1.661 2.289 1.879
Orange County
Anaheim 2.025 1.634 2.231 1.861
Fullerton 2.043 1.651 2.256 1.779
Huntington Beach 2.050 1.676 2.224 1.944
La Habra 2.052 1.616 2.234 1.799
Laguna Beach 2.145 1.759 2.299 1.967
Newport Beach 2.139 1.757 2.324 1.899
San Clemente 2.157 1.754 2.414 1.909
Tustin 2.090 1.689 2.287 1.947
Riverside County
Blythe 2.246 1.929 2.379 2.099
Hemet 2.059 1.670 2.279 1.928
Palm Springs 2.155 1.788 2.399 2.019
Riverside 2.076 1.687 2.235 1.857
San Bernardino County
Redlands 2.139 1.714 2.316 1.937
San Bernardino 2.127 1.693 2.259 1.897
Victorville 2.115 1.677 2.247 1.879
San Diego County
Chula Vista 2.138 1.735 2.372 1.909
Del Mar 2.132 1.742 2.289 1.979
Escondido 2.033 1.685 2.241 1.879
Oceanside 2.081 1.761 2.307 1.989
San Diego 2.138 1.759 2.366 1.967
San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo 2.168 1.770 2.379 2.003
Santa Barbara County
Lompoc 2.203 1.803 2.399 2.114
Santa Barbara 2.176 1.777 2.346 1.946
Santa Maria 2.173 1.774 2.341 1.937
Tulare County
Porterville 2.050 1.808 2.238 1.999
Visalia 2.034 1.761 2.229 1.939
Ventura County
Ventura 2.107 1.712 2.323 1.914
So. Calif. Avg. 2.104 1.727 2.296 1.927
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. |
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