Southern California Gas Price Average Drops a Penny Since December
20 January 1999
Southern California Gas Price Average Drops a Penny Since December Survey
LOS ANGELES--Jan. 19, 1999--The average price of regular self-serve unleaded gasoline in Southern California inched downward from $1.208 to $1.192, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California Fuel Gauge Report. This compares with a state average of $1.184 and a national average of 97.9 cents per gallon. The national average is the lowest since 1979.
In Southern California, the most significant decline occurred in San Diego County, where gas prices fell between 3 cents and 5 cents per gallon. The smallest declines occurred in Los Angeles, where most prices dipped less than a penny.
Industry experts say that the price reductions are a result of continuing oversupply of crude oil and refined products, and overall milder winter temperatures which have cut demand for heating oil in the East. Demand is expected to hit seasonal lows in February and March. Gas prices may increase slightly after March when supply and demand begin to even out.
Southern California gas prices tend to be higher than the national average due to higher state gas taxes, higher cost of refining the cleaner burning fuel required in the state and a robust economy.
In Southern California, the following averages for regular unleaded self-serve gasoline are the following:
UNL MID PRE DSL
Imperial County
El Centro 1.2243 1.3410 1.3973 1.1580
Kern County
Bakersfield 1.1353 1.2366 1.3258 1.2104
Ridgecrest 1.2145 1.2990 1.3890 1.1390
Los Angeles County
Alhambra 1.1696 1.3106 1.3665
Arcadia 1.1709 1.3205 1.3630
Burbank 1.1786 1.3006 1.3858 1.3165
Culver City 1.2101 1.3673 1.3803 1.4035
Glendale 1.1629 1.3690 1.3931 1.2990
Glendora 1.1862 1.3497 1.3408
Inglewood 1.1805 1.3190 1.3898 1.2408
Lancaster 1.1870 1.3463 1.3679 1.2410
Long Beach 1.1563 1.3106 1.3412 1.2479
Los Angeles 1.1845 1.3474 1.3652 1.3170
Manhattan Beach 1.2030 1.3340 1.3907
Montebello 1.1662 1.3081 1.3497 1.2325
Santa Clarita 1.2885 1.4990 1.4648 1.2428
Santa Monica 1.2646 1.3899 1.4407 1.3550
Van Nuys 1.1609 1.3053 1.3476 1.3198
Whittier 1.1384 1.2799 1.3070 1.2375
Woodland Hills 1.2146 1.3868 1.4099 1.3520
Orange County
Anaheim 1.1217 1.2588 1.3304 1.2873
Fullerton 1.1197 1.2705 1.2914 1.1868
Huntington Beach 1.1218 1.2795 1.3142 1.2417
La Habra 1.0861 1.2350 1.2338 1.2273
San Clemente 1.2479 1.4423 1.4642 1.4428
Newport Beach 1.2049 1.3875 1.3957 1.4354
Tustin 1.1633 1.3096 1.3134 1.2990
Laguna Hills 1.1885 1.3478 1.3177 1.1990
Riverside County
Riverside 1.1524 1.2890 1.3047 1.2778
Palm Springs 1.1713 1.3240 1.3422 1.1790
Hemet 1.2052 1.3133 1.4079
Blythe 1.2964 1.4140 1.5057 1.2840
San Diego County
Chula Vista 1.2217 1.3911 1.3907 1.3583
Del Mar 1.1966 1.3068 1.4045 1.2990
Escondido 1.1567 1.2859 1.3666 1.3238
Oceanside 1.1397 1.2771 1.3688 1.3026
San Diego 1.2098 1.3879 1.4059 1.2960
San Bernardino County
San Bernardino 1.1962 1.3574 1.2883 1.4590
Redlands 1.2021 1.3850 1.3554 1.2357
Victorville 1.2154 1.4190 1.4090 1.1657
Santa Barbara County
Lompoc 1.2590 1.3890 1.4990
Santa Barbara 1.2760 1.4266 1.4617 1.2990
Santa Maria 1.2190 1.3234 1.3823 1.3437
San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo 1.1780 1.3510 1.3480 1.2990
Tulare County
Visalia 1.1351 1.2750 1.3190 1.0940
Porterville 1.1846 1.1490 1.2633 1.1423
Inyo County
Bishop 1.2890 1.4890 1.4573 1.1990
Ventura County
Ventura 1.2371 1.3800 1.4273 1.4190
So. Cal. Average 1.1915 1.3372 1.3726 1.2764
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.
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