Auto Club: Ivan Not Terrible for Local Gas 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. -- Despite fluctuating fluc·tu·ate v. fluc·tu·at·ed, fluc·tu·at·ing, fluc·tu·ates v.intr. 1. To vary irregularly. See Synonyms at swing. 2. To rise and fall in or as if in waves; undulate. v. crude oil and wholesale gasoline prices caused by 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. , retail gas prices 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, continued their slow downward slide last 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 Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area is $2.071 a gallon, which is 2.1 cents lower than last week, one cent lower than last month and two cents lower 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 $2.110, which is 1.8 cents below last week, and the same as the average price last month and last year. On the Central Coast, the average price is $2.255, which is down two cents from last week, two cents below last month and eight 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 $2.106, which is down 3.8 cents from last week, unchanged from last month and two cents higher than last year. "The full effects of Hurricane Ivan on refining and transportation of petroleum products from the Gulf Coast still aren't known so there could be a temporary up-tick in local gas prices," said Auto Club spokesperson Carol Thorp. "Barring any other interruptions in supply, we expect lower pump prices over the long term." The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline as of 12:01 a.m., Sept. 17.
Area Regular Change from Record Price
last week
Los Angeles-Long Beach $2.071 -2.1 cents $2.368 (5/28/2004)
Orange County $2.071 -1.8 cents $2.353 (6/01/2004)
San Diego $2.110 -1.8 cents $2.373 (5/26/2004)
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc $2.255 -2.0 cents $2.489 (5/29/2004)
Riverside-San Bernardino $2.100 -2.1 cents $2.399 (6/01/2004)
Bakersfield $2.106 -3.8 cents $2.383 (6/01/2004)
Las Vegas $2.028 -2.9 cents $2.279 (5/26/2004)
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