LA Auto Club: Gas Prices Continue Plunge
LOS ANGELES--Nov. 15, 2005--The average price of a gallon of gasoline in Southern California fell about 30 cents in the past month as reduced demand, increased production and forecasts for a mild East Coast winter caused a drop in oil prices, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's monthly Fuel Gauge Report.The Southern California November average price for regular self-serve gasoline is $2.637, which compares to an Oct. 18, 2005 average of $2.943 - a decrease of 30.6 cents.
"Many of the key reasons for the record-high oil and gasoline price spikes in September have diminished, which has reduced the price of oil from around $70 per barrel to about $57 per barrel," said Auto Club spokesperson Carol Thorp. "If events remain on this course, Thanksgiving travelers can expect to see prices continue to drop through the holiday and into December."
Statewide, the average price for November is $2.581, down 34.2 cents from $2.923 in October. The all-time record high of $3.054 was set on Sept. 9. The lowest average price in California is in La Habra, where regular is selling for $2.463. Blythe reports the region's highest average price at $2.877.
Nationally, the average price is $2.292, down from $2.742 in October. The state with the lowest gas price average is Oklahoma with $2.039. The nation's highest average price is in Hawaii, where gasoline is selling for an average of $2.770.
In Southern California, the averages for regular and premium grades of gasoline are listed below:
County/City Reg 11-15 Reg 10-18 Pre 11-15 Pre 10-18 Imperial County El Centro 2.706 2.993 2.879 3.179 Inyo County Bishop 2.712 3.047 3.024 3.259 Kern County Bakersfield 2.501 2.889 2.742 3.115 Ridgecrest 2.679 n/a 2.905 n/a Los Angeles County Alhambra 2.568 2.891 2.679 2.979 Arcadia 2.640 2.939 2.899 3.179 Burbank 2.641 2.936 2.796 3.099 Culver City 2.768 3.022 3.106 3.179 Glendale 2.599 2.913 2.819 3.159 Glendora 2.520 2.825 2.759 2.959 Inglewood 2.586 2.888 2.792 3.099 Lancaster 2.593 2.964 2.616 3.029 Long Beach 2.602 2.891 2.769 3.011 Los Angeles 2.638 2.948 2.783 3.081 Manhattan Beach 2.688 2.952 2.739 3.099 Montebello 2.562 2.915 2.845 2.999 Santa Clarita 2.617 2.977 2.799 3.199 Santa Monica 2.679 2.966 2.964 3.195 Van Nuys 2.629 2.909 2.704 3.032 Whittier 2.583 2.883 2.556 2.913 Woodland Hills 2.677 2.949 2.882 3.165 Orange County Anaheim 2.527 2.786 2.558 2.885 Fullerton 2.497 2.773 2.645 2.935 Huntington Beach 2.482 2.809 2.695 2.993 La Habra 2.463 2.782 2.639 3.039 Laguna Beach 2.729 3.009 3.039 3.219 Newport Beach 2.676 2.977 2.899 3.173 San Clemente 2.681 2.981 2.879 3.206 Tustin 2.601 2.914 2.819 3.059 Riverside County Blythe 2.877 3.201 2.932 3.199 Hemet 2.664 2.959 2.722 2.882 Palm Springs 2.739 3.022 2.939 3.229 Riverside 2.569 2.881 2.719 3.055 San Bernardino County Redlands 2.584 2.905 2.832 3.202 San Bernardino 2.662 2.937 2.579 2.977 Victorville 2.575 2.995 2.577 2.926 San Diego County Chula Vista 2.575 2.939 2.919 3.121 Del Mar 2.709 3.034 3.019 3.326 Escondido 2.576 2.902 2.835 3.259 Oceanside 2.671 2.960 2.976 3.189 San Diego 2.684 2.976 2.894 3.190 San Luis Obispo County San Luis Obispo 2.731 2.985 3.092 3.246 Santa Barbara County Lompoc 2.838 3.002 3.075 3.239 Santa Barbara 2.718 3.009 2.599 3.146 Santa Maria 2.722 3.050 2.619 3.194 Tulare County Porterville 2.634 2.943 2.754 3.034 Visalia 2.599 2.943 2.889 3.166 Ventura County Ventura 2.604 2.927 2.700 2.945 So. Calif. Avg. 2.637 2.943 2.810 3.106
