Southern California Gas Prices Drop for Second Consecutive Month
15 November 2000
Southern California Gas Prices Drop for Second Consecutive Month
LOS ANGELES--Nov. 14, 2000--Southern California fuel prices continued downward for the second consecutive month, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California Fuel Gauge Report.The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel is now $1.77, down from $1.80 on Oct. 17. The state average dropped three cents to $1.82.
The highest prices for regular self serve unleaded found in Southern California are in Bishop at $2.05 and the lowest is in Huntington Beach at $1.63 per gallon.
Northern Californians continue to pay more than $2 per gallon for regular fuel in many places. San Francisco drivers pay an average of $2.05 a gallon -- down a penny. The average for Northern California is $1.92 per gallon, down three cents. The average in Las Vegas is $1.77, down a penny from October.
California still has the most expensive gasoline in 48 states. Only Hawaii has a higher state average at $2 per gallon.
Nationally, average fuel prices for regular unleaded gasoline increased three cents in the past month to $1.55 a gallon.
The slight decreases in California can be attributed to lower seasonal demand for gasoline as well as expected decreases in gasoline prices based on recent OPEC production increases. Oil industry analysts say that refiners continue to limit inventories as they expect oil prices to further decrease. However, per barrel oil prices have been climbing toward $35 again, so industry uncertainty continues.
In Southern California, the averages for regular and premium
grades of gasoline are listed below:
County City Unl Pre
Imperial County
El Centro 1.976 2.177
Inyo County
Bishop 2.059 2.159
Kern County
Bakersfield 1.835 2.018
Ridgecrest 1.884 2.026
Los Angeles County
Alhambra 1.667 1.817
Arcadia 1.672 1.779
Burbank 1.691 1.897
Culver City 1.748 1.906
Glendale 1.689 1.834
Glendora 1.659 1.779
Inglewood 1.709 1.899
Lancaster 1.792 1.979
Long Beach 1.702 1.870
Los Angeles 1.707 1.883
Manhattan Beach 1.732 1.924
Santa Monica 1.704 1.889
Montebello 1.707 1.809
Van Nuys 1.676 1.833
Whittier 1.684 1.864
Woodland Hills 1.703 1.884
Orange County
Anaheim 1.662 1.841
Fullerton 1.639 1.879
Huntington Bch 1.626 1.784
La Habra 1.666 1.799
Laguna Beach 1.766 1.962
Newport Beach 1.759 1.935
San Clemente 1.738 2.059
Tustin 1.699 1.799
Riverside County
Blythe 1.967 2.079
Hemet 1.708 1.826
Palm Springs 1.792 1.913
Riverside 1.679 1.849
San Bernardino County
Redlands 1.761 1.849
San Bernardino 1.727 1.867
Victorville 1.700 1.871
San Diego County
Chula Vista 1.874 2.051
Del Mar 1.876 2.039
Escondido 1.854 1.977
Oceanside 1.852 2.052
San Diego 1.862 2.014
San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo 1.807 1.939
Santa Barbara County
Lompoc 1.879 1.994
Santa Barbara 1.944 2.119
Santa Maria 1.821 1.942
Tulare County
Porterville 1.929 2.019
Visalia 1.915 2.059
Ventura County
Ventura 1.838 2.014
So. Calif. Avg. 1.77 1.93
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.