Southern California Gas Price Average Continues to Decline
16 February 1999
Southern California Gas Price Average Continues to Decline
LOS ANGELES--Feb. 16, 1999--The average price of regular self-serve unleaded gasoline in Southern California dropped from $1.192 to $1.168, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California Fuel Gauge Report.
This compares with a state average of $1.160 and a national average of 96 cents per gallon. The national average is the lowest since August 1979.
Industry experts say that the price reductions are a result of continuing oversupply of crude oil which has resulted in crude oil prices falling to a 12-year low. February and March also are traditionally the lowest gasoline demand months of the year. 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 1.2174 1.3210 1.4125 1.1394
Kern County
Bakersfield 1.1000 1.2089 1.2930 1.1892
Ridgecrest 1.1894 1.2881 1.3890 1.1296
Los Angeles County
Alhambra 1.1446 1.2698 1.3311
Arcadia 1.1504 1.2823 1.3383
Burbank 1.1580 1.2669 1.3638 1.3008
Culver City 1.1817 n/a 1.3487 1.3726
Glendale 1.1469 1.3357 1.3678 1.2990
Glendora 1.1700 n/a 1.3163
Inglewood 1.1615 1.2896 1.3408 1.1890
Lancaster 1.1721 1.2964 1.3402 1.2457
Long Beach 1.1466 1.2915 1.3266 1.2583
Los Angeles 1.1601 1.3192 1.3456 1.2974
Manhattan Beach 1.1860 1.3207 1.3714 1.2990
Montebello 1.1318 1.2979 1.3358 1.2147
Santa Clarita 1.2379 1.4090 1.4350 1.2096
Santa Monica 1.2433 1.3957 1.4155 1.3759
Van Nuys 1.1283 1.2742 1.3151 1.3370
Whittier 1.1071 1.2429 1.2850 1.2273
Woodland Hills 1.1917 n/a 1.3670 1.3963
Orange County
Anaheim 1.1048 1.2484 1.3038 1.2780
Fullerton 1.0949 1.2458 1.2686 1.1803
Huntington Beach 1.0912 1.2282 1.2748 1.2212
La Habra 1.0762 1.1979 1.2260 1.2290
San Clemente 1.2184 1.4225 1.4518 1.4414
Newport Beach 1.1801 n/a 1.3680 1.4561
Tustin 1.1307 1.2952 1.3010 1.2728
Laguna Hills 1.1812 n/a 1.3051 1.1812
Riverside County
Riverside 1.1432 n/a 1.2962 1.2625
Palm Springs 1.1751 1.3175 1.3469 1.2590
Hemet 1.1684 1.2934 1.3508
Blythe 1.2714 1.3817 1.4619 1.2890
San Diego County
Chula Vista 1.2082 1.3626 1.3938 1.3526
Del Mar 1.1818 1.3067 1.3990 1.2990
Escondido 1.1379 1.2862 1.3529 1.2848
Oceanside 1.1245 1.2490 1.3508 1.2878
San Diego 1.1680 1.3443 1.3638 1.2525
San Bernardino County
San Bernardino 1.1884 n/a 1.2858 1.4273
Redlands 1.1898 n/a 1.3332 1.1990
Victorville 1.1933 1.3628 1.3790 1.1573
Santa Barbara County
Lompoc 1.2112 1.3450 1.4690
Santa Barbara 1.2709 1.4163 1.4809 1.2990
Santa Maria 1.2016 1.3221 1.3766 1.2546
San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo 1.1574 1.3090 1.3470 1.2990
Tulare County
Visalia 1.1083 n/a 1.2583 1.0770
Porterville 1.1558 1.2073 1.2457 1.1155
Inyo County
Bishop 1.2383 n/a 1.3640 1.1717
Ventura County
Ventura 1.1993 1.3823 1.3911 1.3990
So. California Avg. 1.1686 1.3062 1.3497 1.2658
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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