Auto Club: Southern California Average Gas Price Dips Slightly From May; Prices Relatively Stable, But For How Long?
LOS ANGELES--June 18, 2002--For the second straight month, the average price of gasoline in Southern California declined from the previous month, but the dip was only four-tenths of a cent per gallon, according to 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 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, 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 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 and inventories are becoming tight. We're 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 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 largest affiliate of the AAA, 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.
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