LA Auto Club: Gas Prices Vault to Record October High
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LOS ANGELES--Oct. 1, 20042, 2004--Southern California retail
prices have surged 24 cents since Sept. 14 to a record high for
October, according to the Automobile Club of Southern
California's monthly Fuel Gauge Report.
The Southern California October average price for regular self-serve unleaded gasoline is $2.352, which compares to a September average price of $2.111. The prior October high price was last year at $1.87. Statewide, the average price for October is $2.340.
"Continued high crude prices have hit consumers during the past two weeks with a vengeance," said Auto Club spokeswoman Carol Thorp. "Investor fear of international unrest in oil-producing countries and continued reduced production due to Hurricane Ivan in the Gulf of Mexico has pushed crude oil prices to record levels. Even though the bulk of crude for California comes from in-state sources and Alaska, about a third comes from foreign countries. California-based refiners have to compete on the international markets for that oil."
The lowest average price in Southern California is in Van Nuys, where regular is selling for $2.239. Santa Barbara continues to have the highest average price in Southern California at $2.524. South Lake Tahoe has the highest price in the state at $2.540. Nationally, the average price is $1.97, up from $1.84 in September.
In Southern California, the averages for regular and premium grades of gasoline are listed below:
County/City Unl 10-12 Unl 9-14 Pre 10-12 Pre 9-14 Imperial County El Centro 2.437 2.208 2.699 2.439 Inyo County Bishop 2.471 2.242 2.681 2.452 Kern County Bakersfield 2.317 2.077 2.259 2.219 Ridgecrest 2.316 2.139 2.374 2.352 Los Angeles County Alhambra 2.263 2.045 2.419 2.339 Arcadia 2.325 2.084 2.559 2.235 Burbank 2.313 2.075 2.504 2.282 Culver City 2.399 2.179 2.699 2.396 Glendale 2.315 2.075 2.499 2.292 Glendora 2.331 2.029 2.539 2.259 Inglewood 2.331 2.055 2.519 2.226 Lancaster 2.311 2.076 2.559 2.283 Long Beach 2.314 2.073 2.580 2.344 Los Angeles 2.338 2.100 2.535 2.302 Manhattan Beach 2.303 2.116 2.489 2.306 Montebello 2.312 2.084 2.506 2.299 Santa Clarita 2.339 2.087 2.499 2.294 Santa Monica 2.361 2.131 2.419 2.639 Van Nuys 2.239 1.991 2.466 2.192 Whittier 2.285 2.030 2.574 2.266 Woodland Hills 2.310 2.059 2.559 2.269 Orange County Anaheim 2.284 2.018 2.467 2.166 Fullerton 2.289 2.028 2.487 2.219 Huntington Beach 2.296 2.038 2.475 2.237 La Habra 2.254 2.002 2.479 2.199 Laguna Beach 2.439 2.159 2.497 2.374 Newport Beach 2.430 2.192 2.699 2.399 San Clemente 2.377 2.224 2.639 2.379 Tustin 2.336 2.095 2.514 2.289 Riverside County Blythe 2.446 2.262 2.599 2.379 Hemet 2.333 2.082 2.391 2.339 Palm Springs 2.434 2.239 2.492 2.519 Riverside 2.332 2.082 2.473 2.213 San Bernardino County Redlands 2.357 2.122 2.599 2.379 San Bernardino 2.337 2.074 2.547 2.344 Victorville 2.320 2.060 2.579 2.259 San Diego County Chula Vista 2.410 2.168 2.579 2.299 Del Mar 2.359 2.159 2.417 2.374 Escondido 2.272 2.013 2.475 2.229 Oceanside 2.381 2.125 2.589 2.379 San Diego 2.379 2.143 2.587 2.316 San Luis Obispo County San Luis Obispo 2.424 2.186 2.482 2.479 Santa Barbara County Lompoc 2.490 2.276 2.699 2.359 Santa Barbara 2.524 2.282 2.729 2.459 Santa Maria 2.446 2.227 2.504 2.359 Tulare County Porterville 2.322 1.999 2.380 2.198 Visalia 2.366 2.076 2.424 2.186 Ventura County Ventura 2.311 2.064 2.503 2.266 So. Calif. Avg. 2.352 2.111 2.526 2.318
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.
