Southern California Gas Price Average Climbs Two Cents in a Month
16 December 1998
Southern California Gas Price Average Climbs Two Cents in a Month But Remains Lower Than Prior Year
LOS ANGELES--Dec. 15, 1998--The average price of regular self-serve unleaded gasoline in Southern California rose two cents to $1.20 from $1.18 during the past month, according to the third Automobile Club of Southern California Fuel Gauge Report.
This compares with a state average of $1.20 and a national average of $1.02.
While the average gas price increased by two cents, Southern Californians continue to benefit from an oversupply of crude oil, a relatively warm winter and a lower than expected demand due to sluggish worldwide economies. Overall, the state average price is 19 cents lower than a year ago at the same time. The Energy Information Administration recently predicted that the Asian financial crisis could create lower than projected gasoline prices through the year 2007.
In Southern California, the following averages for regular unleaded self-serve gasoline are the following:
UNL MID PRE DSL Imperial County El Centro 1.2248 1.3301 1.4332 1.1643 Kern County Bakersfield 1.1563 1.2811 1.3397 1.2125 Ridgecrest 1.2318 1.2823 1.3733 1.2172 Los Angeles County Alhambra 1.2029 1.3201 1.3790 Arcadia 1.1759 1.3447 1.3457 Burbank 1.2000 1.3244 1.3947 1.3190 Culver City 1.2238 1.3878 1.3870 1.3959 Glendale 1.1942 1.3838 1.3956 1.2990 Glendora 1.2128 1.3717 1.3219 Inglewood 1.1791 1.3165 1.3670 1.2559 Lancaster 1.1781 1.3400 1.3710 1.2468 Long Beach 1.1580 1.3320 1.3222 1.2369 Los Angeles 1.1883 1.3582 1.3721 1.3105 Manhattan Beach 1.1979 1.3500 1.3816 Montebello 1.1738 1.3282 1.3446 1.2406 Santa Monica 1.2616 1.4183 1.4302 1.3219 Van Nuys 1.1635 1.3190 1.3400 1.3478 Whittier 1.1511 1.2914 1.3243 1.2603 Woodland Hills 1.2359 1.3845 1.4194 1.3263 Orange County Anaheim 1.1357 1.2891 1.3359 1.3003 Fullerton 1.1345 1.2973 1.2976 1.2063 Huntington Beach 1.1332 1.2906 1.3017 1.2708 La Habra 1.0915 1.2386 1.3085 1.2390 San Clemente 1.2576 1.4665 1.4706 1.4457 Newport Beach 1.2076 1.3933 1.3914 1.4190 Tustin 1.1703 1.3354 1.3335 1.3419 Laguna Hills 1.1984 1.3706 1.3482 1.2430 Riverside County Riverside 1.1543 1.3165 1.3039 1.2937 Palm Springs 1.1779 1.2977 1.3765 1.2590 Hemet 1.2153 1.3946 1.4127 Blythe 1.3068 1.4157 1.5015 1.2990 San Diego County Chula Vista 1.2651 1.4474 1.4190 1.3886 Clairemont Del Mar 1.2569 1.4009 1.5157 1.2990 Escondido 1.1836 1.3480 1.3767 1.3490 Oceanside 1.1736 1.3022 1.3897 1.3820 San Diego 1.2668 1.4485 1.4468 1.3401 San Bernardino County San Bernardino 1.2011 1.3596 1.3259 1.4298 Redlands 1.2162 1.4149 1.3523 1.2390 Victorville 1.2417 1.4453 1.4239 1.1580 Santa Barbara County Lompoc 1.2790 1.3657 1.4923 Santa Barbara 1.3111 1.4300 1.4816 1.3900 Santa Maria 1.2282 1.4065 1.3990 1.3776 San Luis Obispo County San Luis Obispo 1.2000 1.3559 1.3590 1.2990 Tulare County Visalia 1.1406 1.2990 1.3390 1.1254 Porterville 1.2019 1.1910 1.3079 1.1830 Inyo County Bishop 1.2815 1.4665 Ventura County Ventura 1.2590 1.3940 1.4327 1.4096 Overall Average 1.2042 1.3517 1.3820 1.2961
The Auto Club surveyed gas prices during the 1970s and 1980s during the state's gas shortages. When prices and supplies stabilized, the surveys were discontinued. Although there currently is an abundance of fuel supply, the demand for gasoline prices as a consumer service has steadily increased.
The Auto Club's Fuel Gauge Report is based on data gathered from monitoring fuel transactions at 2,800 Southern California gas stations. The data is provided by Oil Price Information Service -- the nation's most comprehensive source of petroleum pricing information.
The Automobile Club of Southern California, the largest affiliate of AAA, has been serving members since 1900. Today, Auto Club members benefit by the organization's emergency road service, financial products, travel agency and trip planning services, highway and transportation safety programs, insurance products and services, automotive pricing, buying and financing programs and legislative advocacy. Information about these products and services is available on the Auto Club's Web site at www.aaa-calif.com.
