Auto Club: Monthly Average Gas Price Drops 18 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. -- While 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 dropped more than 18 cents during the past month, it is still 49 cents higher than last December December: see 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. 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, December average price for regular self-serve unleaded gasoline is $2.192 compared to a Nov. 16 average of $2.374 and a year-ago average of $1.699. Statewide, the average price for December is $2.161, down from $2.355 in November November: see month. . "Fuel prices that peaked in late October October: see month. have been creeping creeping 1. gradual progression of a lesion or tissue growth. 2. prostrate growth pattern of a plant, e.g. c. buttercup (Ranunculus repens), c. caustic (Euphorbia drummondii), c. charlie (Glechoma hederacea), c. down since then," said Auto Club spokeswoman Carol Thorp. "However they aren't aren't Contraction of are not. See Usage Note at ain't. aren't are not aren't be anywhere near the average prices that we saw last year at this time. The primary reason for higher prices is that while crude prices have been declining, they're they're Contraction of they are. they're be still averaging about $10 per barrel more than last December. As long 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). refineries continue to run smoothly we can expect pump prices to continue declining for the rest of the year." The lowest average price in Southern California is in Escondido, where regular is selling for $2.068. Blythe reported the state's highest average price at $2.453. Marysville in Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern had the lowest price in the state at $1.946. Nationally, the average price is $1.84 down from $1.96 in November. In Southern California, the averages for regular and premium grades of gasoline are listed below:
County/City Unl Unl Pre Pre
12-14 11-16 12-14 11-16
Imperial County
El Centro 2.269 2.442 2.530 2.703
Inyo County
Bishop N/A 2.476 N/A 2.686
Kern County
Bakersfield 2.116 2.321 2.255 2.369
Ridgecrest 2.172 2.319 2.372 2.519
Los Angeles County
Alhambra 2.115 2.293 2.299 2.399
Arcadia 2.159 2.336 2.386 2.479
Burbank 2.177 2.340 2.319 2.524
Culver City 2.344 2.432 2.644 2.732
Glendale 2.195 2.350 2.409 2.514
Glendora 2.075 2.307 2.319 2.559
Inglewood 2.137 2.334 2.372 2.519
Lancaster 2.127 2.317 2.359 2.564
Long Beach 2.157 2.353 2.378 2.596
Los Angeles 2.203 2.370 2.411 2.553
Manhattan Beach 2.182 2.376 2.239 2.619
Montebello 2.161 2.339 2.359 2.569
Santa Clarita 2.194 2.357 2.355 2.517
Santa Monica 2.279 2.401 2.587 2.709
Van Nuys 2.099 2.292 2.316 2.506
Whittier 2.163 2.333 2.247 2.339
Woodland Hills 2.178 2.332 2.349 2.479
Orange County
Anaheim 2.090 2.281 2.235 2.449
Fullerton 2.101 2.294 2.312 2.498
Huntington Beach 2.092 2.287 2.319 2.523
La Habra 2.099 2.281 2.312 2.489
Laguna Beach 2.251 2.489 2.309 2.547
Newport Beach 2.261 2.401 2.506 2.619
San Clemente 2.197 2.411 2.369 2.582
Tustin 2.195 2.384 2.394 2.599
Riverside County
Blythe 2.453 2.506 2.509 2.654
Hemet 2.179 2.354 2.424 2.599
Palm Springs 2.366 2.466 2.424 2.524
Riverside 2.149 2.354 2.321 2.540
San Bernardino County
Redlands 2.142 2.417 2.309 2.779
San Bernardino 2.158 2.367 2.349 2.619
Victorville 2.191 2.347 2.386 2.562
San Diego County
Chula Vista 2.191 2.446 2.454 2.619
Del Mar 2.179 2.399 2.359 2.559
Escondido 2.068 2.265 2.319 2.519
Oceanside 2.192 2.379 2.450 2.624
San Diego 2.227 2.397 2.466 2.601
San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo 2.259 2.429 2.342 2.512
Santa Barbara County
Lompoc 2.336 2.542 2.545 2.751
Santa Barbara 2.306 2.490 2.499 2.669
Santa Maria 2.301 2.474 2.526 2.699
Tulare County
Porterville 2.203 N/A 2.342 N/A
Visalia 2.189 2.391 2.332 2.579
Ventura County
Ventura 2.134 2.306 2.359 2.512
So. Calif. Avg 2.192 2.374 2.382 2.568
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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