Southern California, State Average Gas Prices Hit $2
LOS ANGELES--May 15, 2001--Average gas prices for the state and Southern California have reached a record $2 per gallon for the first time ever.This is the fourth consecutive month of increases and brings the total Southern California increase to 40 cents since mid-February, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's monthly Fuel Gauge report.
The Southern California average price for regular unleaded fuel is $2, a 12-cent increase from a $1.78 average price on March 13. This compares with $1.66 per gallon in May 2000. The lowest average price in Southern California and the state continues to be in La Habra, where the price increased to $1.88 a gallon.
The highest average price for regular in the state and the nation can be found in Blythe at $2.17 per gallon.
The average is $2.13 in San Francisco, up 11 cents from a month ago. Las Vegas is up 16 cents to $1.89 per gallon during the same time period.
Nationally, the average for regular unleaded rose 13 cents to $1.72. The lowest statewide average price in the nation is in Georgia, where the price of gasoline averages nearly $1.50 per gallon.
While crude oil prices seemed to have stabilized around $28 per barrel, the increasing gasoline prices reflect an expected increase in demand for summer. Analysts expect the price of gasoline to reach a plateau near the Memorial Day holiday period and -- barring any unforeseen refinery disruptions or other supply problems -- begin to ease lower in some areas if gasoline supplies increase later in the summer.
In Southern California, the averages for regular and premium grades of gasoline are listed below:
County Unl Pre Imperial County El Centro 2.130 2.299 Inyo County Bishop 2.125 2.199 Kern County Bakersfield 1.943 2.053 Ridgecrest 1.993 2.139 Los Angeles County Alhambra 1.927 2.114 Arcadia 2.016 2.117 Burbank 1.997 2.136 Culver City 2.034 2.132 Glendale 1.983 2.169 Glendora 1.990 2.152 Inglewood 1.980 2.177 Lancaster 2.001 2.179 Long Beach 1.978 2.127 Los Angeles 1.990 2.142 Manhattan Beach 1.997 2.166 Montebello 2.021 2.179 Santa Clarita 1.990 2.059 Santa Monica 2.020 2.119 Van Nuys 1.956 2.123 Whittier 1.973 2.186 Woodland Hills 2.023 2.153 Orange County Anaheim 1.934 2.078 Fullerton 1.995 2.137 Huntington Beach 1.962 2.119 La Habra 1.886 2.069 Laguna Beach 2.060 2.139 Newport Beach 2.035 2.245 San Clemente 2.090 2.249 Tustin 2.040 2.099 Riverside County Blythe 2.170 2.297 Hemet 2.000 2.057 Palm Springs 2.034 2.229 Riverside 1.970 2.073 San Bernardino County Redlands 2.020 2.126 San Bernardino 1.976 2.108 Victorville 1.980 2.119 San Diego County Chula Vista 1.982 2.104 Del Mar 1.985 2.159 Escondido 1.965 2.093 Oceanside 1.976 2.139 San Diego 1.982 2.113 San Luis Obispo County San Luis Obispo 1.957 2.104 Santa Barbara County Lompoc 2.084 2.204 Santa Barbara 2.001 2.107 Santa Maria 1.961 2.119 Tulare County Porterville 1.905 2.109 Visalia 1.860 1.899 Ventura County Ventura 2.045 2.199 So. Calif. Avg. 2.00 2.14
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 AAA, has been serving members since 1900. Today, Auto Club members benefit by the organization's roadside assistance, 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.
