Southern California Gas Price Average Drops a Penny Since December
20 January 1999
Southern California Gas Price Average Drops a Penny Since December Survey
LOS ANGELES--Jan. 19, 1999--The average price of regular self-serve unleaded gasoline in Southern California inched downward from $1.208 to $1.192, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California Fuel Gauge Report. This compares with a state average of $1.184 and a national average of 97.9 cents per gallon. The national average is the lowest since 1979.
In Southern California, the most significant decline occurred in San Diego County, where gas prices fell between 3 cents and 5 cents per gallon. The smallest declines occurred in Los Angeles, where most prices dipped less than a penny.
Industry experts say that the price reductions are a result of continuing oversupply of crude oil and refined products, and overall milder winter temperatures which have cut demand for heating oil in the East. Demand is expected to hit seasonal lows in February and March. 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 1.2243 1.3410 1.3973 1.1580 Kern County Bakersfield 1.1353 1.2366 1.3258 1.2104 Ridgecrest 1.2145 1.2990 1.3890 1.1390 Los Angeles County Alhambra 1.1696 1.3106 1.3665 Arcadia 1.1709 1.3205 1.3630 Burbank 1.1786 1.3006 1.3858 1.3165 Culver City 1.2101 1.3673 1.3803 1.4035 Glendale 1.1629 1.3690 1.3931 1.2990 Glendora 1.1862 1.3497 1.3408 Inglewood 1.1805 1.3190 1.3898 1.2408 Lancaster 1.1870 1.3463 1.3679 1.2410 Long Beach 1.1563 1.3106 1.3412 1.2479 Los Angeles 1.1845 1.3474 1.3652 1.3170 Manhattan Beach 1.2030 1.3340 1.3907 Montebello 1.1662 1.3081 1.3497 1.2325 Santa Clarita 1.2885 1.4990 1.4648 1.2428 Santa Monica 1.2646 1.3899 1.4407 1.3550 Van Nuys 1.1609 1.3053 1.3476 1.3198 Whittier 1.1384 1.2799 1.3070 1.2375 Woodland Hills 1.2146 1.3868 1.4099 1.3520 Orange County Anaheim 1.1217 1.2588 1.3304 1.2873 Fullerton 1.1197 1.2705 1.2914 1.1868 Huntington Beach 1.1218 1.2795 1.3142 1.2417 La Habra 1.0861 1.2350 1.2338 1.2273 San Clemente 1.2479 1.4423 1.4642 1.4428 Newport Beach 1.2049 1.3875 1.3957 1.4354 Tustin 1.1633 1.3096 1.3134 1.2990 Laguna Hills 1.1885 1.3478 1.3177 1.1990 Riverside County Riverside 1.1524 1.2890 1.3047 1.2778 Palm Springs 1.1713 1.3240 1.3422 1.1790 Hemet 1.2052 1.3133 1.4079 Blythe 1.2964 1.4140 1.5057 1.2840 San Diego County Chula Vista 1.2217 1.3911 1.3907 1.3583 Del Mar 1.1966 1.3068 1.4045 1.2990 Escondido 1.1567 1.2859 1.3666 1.3238 Oceanside 1.1397 1.2771 1.3688 1.3026 San Diego 1.2098 1.3879 1.4059 1.2960 San Bernardino County San Bernardino 1.1962 1.3574 1.2883 1.4590 Redlands 1.2021 1.3850 1.3554 1.2357 Victorville 1.2154 1.4190 1.4090 1.1657 Santa Barbara County Lompoc 1.2590 1.3890 1.4990 Santa Barbara 1.2760 1.4266 1.4617 1.2990 Santa Maria 1.2190 1.3234 1.3823 1.3437 San Luis Obispo County San Luis Obispo 1.1780 1.3510 1.3480 1.2990 Tulare County Visalia 1.1351 1.2750 1.3190 1.0940 Porterville 1.1846 1.1490 1.2633 1.1423 Inyo County Bishop 1.2890 1.4890 1.4573 1.1990 Ventura County Ventura 1.2371 1.3800 1.4273 1.4190 So. Cal. Average 1.1915 1.3372 1.3726 1.2764
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.
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