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.