LA Auto Club: Gas Prices Down 16 Cents in One Month; While Lower, June Average Still a Record
LOS ANGELES--June 14, 2005--Southern California's average price for regular gasoline declined 16 cents during the past month, marking the second month that prices have dropped, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California monthly Fuel Gauge Report.The Southern California June average price for regular self-serve unleaded gasoline is $2.375, which compares to a May 17, 2005 average of $2.532. Despite being lower than a month ago, the June average is still the highest June average on record for the Auto Club's Fuel Gauge Report, exceeding the 2004 average by nine-tenths of a penny.
"While gas prices have fallen to about the same level as they were last year, they are still higher than they were during the spring of 2004," said Auto Club spokeswoman Carol Thorp. "Summer travelers shouldn't expect to see prices increase unless the price of crude oil jumps. Similarly, they shouldn't expect prices to drop much more unless crude oil drops below $50 per barrel."
Statewide, the average price for June is $2.359, down from $2.531 in May. The lowest average price in California is in Marysville, where regular is selling for $2.18. Blythe continues to report the state's highest average price at $2.66. Nationally, the average price is $2.13, down from $2.16 in May.
In Southern California, the averages for regular and premium grades of gasoline are listed below:
County/City Unl 6-14 Unl 5-17 Pre 6-14 Pre 5-17 Imperial County El Centro 2.474 2.612 2.639 2.852 Inyo County Bishop 2.333 2.526 2.439 2.759 Kern County Bakersfield 2.279 2.427 2.587 2.579 Los Angeles County Alhambra 2.285 2.458 2.479 2.579 Arcadia 2.354 2.495 2.529 2.689 Burbank 2.373 2.515 2.603 2.719 Culver City 2.459 2.652 2.899 2.999 Glendale 2.384 2.526 2.642 2.667 Glendora 2.274 2.432 2.424 2.679 Inglewood 2.315 2.506 2.486 2.659 Lancaster 2.307 2.476 2.514 2.699 Long Beach 2.332 2.504 2.535 2.777 Los Angeles 2.383 2.541 2.571 2.701 Manhattan Beach 2.397 2.535 2.439 2.632 Montebello 2.302 2.481 2.529 2.729 Santa Clarita 2.389 2.499 2.629 2.679 Santa Monica 2.487 2.649 2.799 2.859 Van Nuys 2.317 2.454 2.488 2.612 Whittier 2.323 2.480 2.539 2.487 Woodland Hills 2.366 2.524 2.611 2.732 Orange County Anaheim 2.313 2.470 2.425 2.566 Fullerton 2.268 2.433 2.529 2.596 Huntington Beach 2.293 2.464 2.499 2.667 La Habra 2.262 2.393 2.459 2.599 Laguna Beach 2.406 2.599 2.572 2.769 Newport Beach 2.458 2.603 2.711 2.739 San Clemente 2.423 2.573 2.569 2.799 Tustin 2.377 2.532 2.596 2.719 Riverside County Blythe 2.660 2.716 2.779 2.831 Hemet 2.331 2.521 2.499 2.719 Palm Springs 2.439 2.549 2.689 2.829 Riverside 2.268 2.469 2.432 2.645 San Bernardino County Redlands 2.294 2.458 2.499 2.710 San Bernardino 2.336 2.527 2.600 2.481 Victorville 2.397 2.496 2.549 2.506 San Diego County Chula Vista 2.341 2.482 2.669 2.759 Del Mar 2.467 2.635 2.689 2.799 Escondido 2.312 2.452 2.499 2.677 Oceanside 2.384 2.529 2.610 2.659 San Diego 2.391 2.537 2.560 2.726 San Luis Obispo County San Luis Obispo 2.440 2.612 2.579 2.789 Santa Barbara County Lompoc 2.526 2.657 2.699 2.825 Santa Barbara 2.519 2.654 2.674 2.899 Santa Maria 2.461 2.642 2.889 2.859 Tulare County Porterville 2.359 2.643 2.479 2.810 Visalia 2.413 2.573 2.649 2.739 Ventura County Ventura 2.336 2.482 2.528 2.565 So. Calif. Avg. 2.375 2.532 2.581 2.707
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. Editors, for regional average daily fuel prices nationwide, please go to www.fuelgaugereport.com.
