Auto Club: Monthly Average Gas Price Climbs 14 Cents.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 rose about 14 cents during the past month, 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 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 Report. Prices are about 19 cents higher than February February: see month. 2004. 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, February average price for regular self-serve unleaded gasoline is $2.130 which compares to a Jan. 15 average of $1.989 and a year-ago average of $1.940. Statewide, the average price for February is $2.092, up from $1.940 in January January: see month. . "We're we're Contraction of we are. we're we are seeing what has become a typical late winter price increase as 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). refiners change from producing a winter formulation formulation /for·mu·la·tion/ (for?mu-la´shun) the act or product of formulating. American Law Institute Formulation fuel to a summer formula," said Auto Club spokeswoman Carol Thorp. "However, the increases started at a point that is about 19 cents higher than last year, so there is a chance that springtime fuel prices may go higher than the records set last spring, because demand for gasoline remains strong." The lowest average price in California is in Tracy Tracy, city (1990 pop. 33,558), San Joaquin co., central Calif., in the San Joaquin valley; inc. 1910. It is a railroad junction in a cattle and dairying region. , where regular is selling for $1.915. 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. reported the state's highest average price at $2.288. Nationally, the average price is $1.89, up from $1.812 in January. In Southern California, the averages for regular and premium grades of gasoline are listed below: County/City Unl 2-15 Unl 1-18 Pre 2-15 Pre 1-18 Imperial County El Centro 2.169 2.065 2.363 2.259 Inyo County Bishop 2.199 2.099 2.342 2.242 Kern County Bakersfield 2.079 1.922 2.265 2.115 Ridgecrest 2.089 1.977 2.345 2.232 Los Angeles County Alhambra 2.066 1.924 2.394 2.112 Arcadia 2.151 1.974 2.299 2.199 Burbank 2.112 1.983 2.264 2.135 Culver City 2.139 2.062 2.534 2.457 Glendale 2.128 2.014 2.292 2.174 Glendora 2.099 1.929 2.309 2.139 Inglewood 2.102 1.940 2.349 2.149 Lancaster 2.083 1.946 2.286 2.149 Long Beach 2.101 1.940 2.353 2.154 Los Angeles 2.142 1.995 2.352 2.183 Manhattan Beach 2.130 2.017 2.219 2.059 Montebello 2.124 1.991 2.399 2.199 Santa Clarita 2.149 1.992 2.325 2.168 Santa Monica 2.190 2.044 2.454 2.309 Van Nuys 2.078 1.918 2.226 2.086 Whittier 2.094 1.928 2.329 2.126 Woodland Hills 2.122 1.972 2.339 2.179 Orange County Anaheim 2.082 1.912 2.205 2.085 Fullerton 2.059 1.903 2.276 2.089 Huntington Beach 2.094 1.922 2.279 2.112 La Habra 2.016 1.883 2.199 2.099 Laguna Beach 2.139 1.939 2.439 2.239 Newport Beach 2.179 2.034 2.399 2.249 San Clemente 2.143 1.987 2.352 2.234 Tustin 2.108 1.993 2.374 2.259 Riverside County Blythe 2.012 2.273 2.278 2.539 Hemet 2.127 1.957 2.559 2.216 Palm Springs 2.243 2.082 2.519 2.216 Riverside 2.101 1.940 2.288 2.113 San Bernardino County Redlands 2.067 1.907 2.259 2.079 San Bernardino 2.112 1.930 2.324 2.159 Victorville 2.151 2.008 2.366 2.279 San Diego County Chula Vista 2.148 1.991 2.362 2.231 Del Mar 2.115 1.994 2.259 2.136 Escondido 2.066 1.890 2.332 2.139 Oceanside 2.150 2.010 2.372 2.211 San Diego 2.152 2.020 2.398 2.278 San Luis Obispo County San Luis Obispo 2.210 2.004 2.485 2.279 Santa Barbara County Lompoc 2.281 2.143 2.537 2.399 Santa Barbara 2.288 2.114 2.483 2.309 Santa Maria 2.229 2.094 2.439 2.219 Tulare County Porterville 2.119 1.995 2.258 2.134 Visalia 2.126 1.929 2.321 2.124 Ventura County Ventura 2.161 2.001 2.319 2.209 So. Calif. Avg. 2.130 1.989 2.348 2.197 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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