Auto Club: Lower Gas Prices Are a Holiday Treat.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. -- For the fifth consecutive week, 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 prices in the Southland south·land or South·land n. A region in the south of a country or an area. south  land·er n.Noun 1. fell last week, possibly setting the stage for slow and steady declines for the remainder of 2004, 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 LOS Length of stay, see there Angeles-Long Beach area is $2.292 a gallon, which is 3.4 cents lower than last week, 15 cents lower than last month and 56 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 $2.320, which is 3.7 cents lower than last week, 15 cents below last month and 57 cents above last year. On the Central Coast, the average price is $2.420, which is down 3.2 cents from last week, 15 cents lower than last month and 59 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 $2.316, which is down 4.2 cents from last week, 14 cents below last month and 59 cents above last year. "After weeks of record-high oil prices, investor nervousness has eased and prices have been declining," said Auto Club spokesperson Carol Thorp. "Falling oil prices have contributed to lower gas prices. We expect pump prices to continue declining at a steady pace for the rest of the year." The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline as of 12:01 a.m., Nov. 25.
Area Regular Change from Record Price
last week
Los Angeles-Long Beach $2.292 -3.4 cents $2.446 (10/21/2004)
Orange County $2.283 -3.5 cents $2.441 (10/23/2004)
San Diego $2.320 -3.7 cents $2.464 (10/21/2004)
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-
Lompoc $2.420 -3.2 cents $2.570 (10/22/2004)
Riverside-San Bernardino $2.316 -4.2 cents $2.461 (10/21/2004)
Bakersfield $2.294 -3.6 cents $2.437 (10/23/2004)
Las Vegas $2.149 -3.8 cents $2.290 (10/20/2004)
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