Auto Club: Gas Prices in Slow Decline; Hurricane Ivan Should Have Little Effect on West Coast Prices.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. -- Continuing its agonizingly slow decline, the average 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. price has almost erased e·rase tr.v. e·rased, e·ras·ing, e·ras·es 1. a. To remove (something written, for example) by rubbing, wiping, or scraping. b. a slight increase that occurred before 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. and is roughly equal to the August month average, 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 monthly Fuel Gauge Report. 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, September September: see month. average price for regular self-serve unleaded 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 is $2.111, which compares to an Aug. 17 average price of $2.108. Statewide, the average price for September is $2.094. "Even though we're we're Contraction of we are. we're we are past the busy summer driving season, gasoline prices decreases remain stubbornly stub·born adj. stub·born·er, stub·born·est 1. a. Unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; bullheaded. b. Firmly resolved or determined; resolute. See Synonyms at obstinate. 2. slow due to recent high crude oil prices," said Auto Club spokeswoman Carol Thorp. "Hurricane Ivan This article is about the Atlantic hurricane of 2004. For other storms of the same name, see Tropical Storm Ivan (disambiguation). Hurricane Ivan was the strongest hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. is also causing pressure on oil prices and may contribute to increased wholesale prices for gasoline on the East Coast. Industry analysts say that the hurricane will not impact wholesale prices 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). ." The lowest average price in Southern California is in Van Nuys, where prices are averaging $1.991. Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. continues to have the highest average price in Southern California at $2.282. Eureka has the highest in the state at $2.310. Nationally, the average price is $1.839, down from $1.862 in August. In Southern California, the averages for regular and premium grades of gasoline are listed below: County/City Unl 9-14 Unl 8-17 Pre 9-14 Pre 8-17 Imperial County El Centro 2.208 2.203 2.439 2.406 Inyo County Bishop 2.242 2.239 2.452 2.447 Kern County Bakersfield 2.077 2.045 2.219 2.199 Ridgecrest 2.139 2.219 2.352 2.432 Los Angeles County Alhambra 2.045 2.025 2.339 2.239 Arcadia 2.084 2.073 2.235 2.339 Burbank 2.075 2.061 2.282 2.289 Culver City 2.179 2.149 2.396 2.459 Glendale 2.075 2.086 2.292 2.224 Glendora 2.029 2.007 2.259 2.240 Inglewood 2.055 2.067 2.226 2.232 Lancaster 2.076 2.036 2.283 2.248 Long Beach 2.073 2.064 2.344 2.265 Los Angeles 2.100 2.105 2.302 2.290 Manhattan Beach 2.116 2.071 2.306 2.279 Montebello 2.084 2.076 2.299 2.259 Santa Clarita 2.087 2.077 2.294 2.244 Santa Monica 2.131 2.154 2.639 2.459 Van Nuys 1.991 2.010 2.192 2.172 Whittier 2.030 2.028 2.266 2.239 Woodland Hills 2.059 2.066 2.269 2.274 Orange County Anaheim 2.018 2.001 2.166 2.204 Fullerton 2.028 2.010 2.219 2.199 Huntington Beach 2.038 2.009 2.237 2.231 La Habra 2.002 1.991 2.199 2.206 Laguna Beach 2.159 2.164 2.374 2.256 Newport Beach 2.192 2.181 2.399 2.319 San Clemente 2.224 2.206 2.379 2.499 Tustin 2.095 2.095 2.289 2.329 Riverside County Blythe 2.262 2.267 2.379 2.469 Hemet 2.082 2.045 2.339 2.339 Palm Springs 2.239 2.209 2.519 2.488 Riverside 2.082 2.049 2.213 2.180 San Bernardino County Redlands 2.122 2.107 2.379 2.312 San Bernardino 2.074 2.070 2.344 2.369 Victorville 2.060 2.112 2.259 2.332 San Diego County Chula Vista 2.168 2.134 2.299 2.499 Del Mar 2.159 2.209 2.374 2.339 Escondido 2.013 2.023 2.229 2.242 Oceanside 2.125 2.091 2.379 2.406 San Diego 2.143 2.126 2.316 2.296 San Luis Obispo County San Luis Obispo 2.186 2.169 2.479 2.379 Santa Barbara County Lompoc 2.276 2.288 2.359 2.399 Santa Barbara 2.282 2.289 2.459 2.519 Santa Maria 2.227 2.237 2.359 2.327 Tulare County Porterville 1.999 2.134 2.198 2.304 Visalia 2.076 2.077 2.186 2.329 Ventura County Ventura 2.064 2.045 2.266 2.299 So. Calif. Avg. 2.111 2.108 2.318 2.319 The Auto Club's Fuel Gauge Report is based on data gathered from monitoring fuel transactions at 2,800 Southern California gas stations. Oil Price Information Service -- the nation's most comprehensive source of petroleum pricing information, provides the data. |
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