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.
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 emergency road service, 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.
