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Auto Club: Southern California Average Gas Price Dips Slightly From May; Prices Relatively Stable, But For How Long?


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LOS LOS Length of stay, see there  ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 2002

For the second straight month, the average price of 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  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,  declined from the previous month, but the dip was only four-tenths of a cent per gallon gallon: see English units of measurement. , according to according to
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 the Automobile Club of Southern California's monthly Fuel Gauge Report.

The Southern California average price for regular self-serve unleaded gasoline is $1.610, down from the May average of $1.614. The current price compares with a state average of $1.63, which is up from $1.62. San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden  area motorists now pay an average of $1.74, down from $1.75 a month ago.

The lowest average price in the state can be found in Redding Redding, city (1990 pop. 66,462), seat of Shasta co., N central Calif., on the Sacramento River; inc. 1872. A principal tourist center for a mountain and lake region, it also has lumbering, food-processing, and diverse manufacturing. , where regular self-serve unleaded gas can be pumped for $1.45.

Nationally, the average price for a gallon of regular self-serve gasoline declined one cent to $1.39. Georgia Georgia, country, Asia
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 has the lowest state average at $1.23 per gallon.

"The slight decline in prices from last month indicates that the market found stability," said Auto Club spokesperson Carol Thorp. "Over the last couple of weeks, gasoline production has declined 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).  and inventories are becoming tight. We're we're  

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 beginning to see prices edging upward and they could be several cents per gallon higher by July 4th."

In Southern California, the averages for regular and premium grades of gasoline are listed below:


County                                 Unl         Pre
Imperial County

EL CENTRO                             1.714       1.849

Inyo County

BISHOP                                1.759       1.893

Kern County

BAKERSFIELD                           1.577       1.688
RIDGECREST                            1.599       1.799

Los Angeles County

ALHAMBRA                              1.536       1.839
ARCADIA                               1.599       1.779
BURBANK                               1.590       1.808
CULVER CITY                           1.637       1.676
GLENDALE                              1.590       1.797
GLENDORA                              1.583       1.789
INGLEWOOD                             1.567       1.739
LANCASTER                             1.527       1.679
LONG BEACH                            1.599       1.746
LOS ANGELES                           1.601       1.792
MANHATTAN BEACH                       1.569       1.769
MONTEBELLO                            1.598       1.789
SANTA CLARITA                         1.587       1.799
SANTA MONICA                          1.633       1.859
VAN NUYS                              1.545       1.716
WHITTIER                              1.592       1.792
WOODLAND HILLS                        1.597       1.797

Orange County

ANAHEIM                               1.580       1.762
FULLERTON                             1.599       1.709
HUNTINGTON BEACH                      1.594       1.759
LA HABRA                              1.556       1.759
LAGUNA BEACH                          1.719       1.889
NEWPORT BEACH                         1.666       1.859
SAN CLEMENTE                          1.687       1.903
TUSTIN                                1.629       1.842

Riverside County

BLYTHE                                1.765       1.897
HEMET                                 1.583       1.713
PALM SPRINGS                          1.628       1.758
RIVERSIDE                             1.561       1.697

San Bernardino County

REDLANDS                              1.612       1.859
SAN BERNARDINO                        1.585       1.797
VICTORVILLE                           1.606       1.782

San Diego County

CHULA VISTA                           1.610       1.772
DEL MAR                               1.586       1.779
ESCONDIDO                             1.568       1.774
OCEANSIDE                             1.623       1.803
SAN DIEGO                             1.603       1.803

San Luis Obispo County

SAN LUIS OBISPO                       1.584       1.799

Santa Barbara County

LOMPOC                                1.695       1.919
SANTA BARBARA                         1.645       1.899
SANTA MARIA                           1.633       1.759

Tulare County

PORTERVILLE                           1.681       1.894
VISALIA                               1.426       1.686

Ventura County

VENTURA                               1.610       1.801

So. Cal. Avg.                         1.610       1.793


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.

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. , the largest affiliate of the AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association.


(Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied.
, has been serving members since 1900. Today, the Auto Club's members benefit by roadside assistance, insurance products and services, travel agency, financial products, automotive pricing, buying and financing programs, automotive testing and analysis, trip planning services, highway and transportation safety programs.

Information about these products and services is available on the Auto Club's Web site at www.aaa-calif.com.
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