LA Auto Club: International Turmoil Pushes Gas Prices Higher
LOS ANGELES--Jan. 14, 2003--The January monthly average price of gasoline in Southern California rose 5.2 cents, compared with last month, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's monthly Fuel Gauge Report.The Southern California average price for regular self-serve unleaded gasoline is $1.611, up from the December 2002 average of $1.559. The November 2002 average was $1.618. The state average rose to $1.641, up 5.5 cents since Dec. 10.
San Francisco Bay area motorists now pay an average of $1.720, up 5 cents from last month. The lowest average price in the state can be found in Bakersfield and Chico, where drivers can pump regular self-serve unleaded gasoline for $1.470.
Nationally, the average price for a gallon of regular self-serve gasoline rose nearly 10 cents to $1.468. Georgia has the lowest state average at $1.346, about 13 cents higher than last month.
"Even though Saudi Arabia has committed to increasing production, international uncertainties, including the prolonged strike in Venezuela, have helped to push prices higher on the speculation that there might be tight supplies in the spring," said Auto Club spokesperson Carol Thorp.
In Southern California, the averages for regular and premium grades of gasoline are listed below:
County Unl Pre Imperial County El Centro 1.672 1.889 Inyo County Bishop 1.706 1.887 Kern County Bakersfield 1.473 1.664 Ridgecrest 1.552 1.749 Los Angeles County Alhambra 1.561 1.701 Arcadia 1.623 1.899 Burbank 1.593 1.832 Culver City 1.689 1.867 Glendale 1.590 1.796 Glendora 1.619 1.819 Inglewood 1.583 1.769 Lancaster 1.559 1.659 Long Beach 1.633 1.813 Los Angeles 1.625 1.828 Manhattan Beach 1.627 1.739 Montebello 1.606 1.729 Santa Clarita 1.632 1.799 Santa Monica 1.652 1.799 Van Nuys 1.558 1.687 Whittier 1.607 1.789 Woodland Hills 1.598 1.889 Orange County Anaheim 1.556 1.797 Fullerton 1.600 1.777 Huntington Beach 1.603 1.779 La Habra 1.570 1.719 Laguna Beach 1.679 1.782 Newport Beach 1.682 1.886 San Clemente 1.675 1.779 Riverside County Blythe 1.819 1.959 Hemet 1.534 1.849 Palm Springs 1.674 1.889 Riverside 1.559 1.694 San Bernardino County Redlands 1.554 1.769 San Bernardino 1.580 1.807 Victorville 1.523 1.719 San Diego County Chula Vista 1.670 1.919 Del Mar 1.666 1.859 Escondido 1.614 1.779 Oceanside 1.670 1.939 San Diego 1.659 1.875 San Luis Obispo County San Luis Obispo 1.547 1.779 Santa Barbara County Lompoc 1.617 1.859 Santa Barbara 1.697 1.799 Santa Maria 1.627 1.867 Tulare County Porterville 1.513 1.654 Visalia 1.503 1.639 Ventura County Ventura 1.588 1.759 So. Calif. Avg. 1.611 1.799
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.
The Automobile Club of Southern California, the largest affiliate of the AAA, has been serving members since 1900. Today, the Auto Club's members benefit by roadside assistance, insurance products and services, travel agency, financial products, automotive pricing, buying and financing programs, automotive testing and analysis, trip planning services, highway and transportation safety programs.
Information about these products and services is available on the Auto Club's Web site at www.aaa-calif.com.
