Southern California Gas Prices Remain Unchanged From Prior Month
18 November 1998
Southern California Gas Prices Remain Unchanged From Prior Month
LOS ANGELES--Nov. 18, 1998--The average price of regular self-serve unleaded gasoline in Southern California is $1.187, according to the second Automobile Club of Southern California Fuel Gauge Report.
This is up slightly from the October survey average price of $1.183 and nearly mirrors the state average of $1.186. The state average is down 25 cents from the 1997 Thanksgiving average price of $1.436.
The Auto Club surveyed gas prices during the 1970s and 80s during the state's gas shortages. When prices and supplies stabilized, the surveys were discontinued. Although there currently is an abundance of fuel supply, the demand for gasoline prices as a consumer service has steadily increased.
Southern Californians continue to benefit from an oversupply of crude oil and a lower than expected demand due to sluggish worldwide economies. The Energy Information Administration recently predicted that the Asian financial crisis could create lower than projected gasoline prices through the year 2007.
In Southern California, the following averages for regular unleaded self-serve gasoline are the following: UN-LEADED MID-GRADE PREMIUM DIESEL Imperial County El Centro 1.2298 1.3307 1.4269 1.1753 Kern County Bakersfield 1.1469 1.2631 1.3358 1.2212 Ridgecrest 1.2084 1.3054 1.3940 1.2340 Los Angeles County Alhambra 1.1695 1.2923 1.3498 Arcadia 1.1537 1.3070 1.3199 Burbank 1.1800 1.3042 1.3765 1.3561 Culver City 1.1839 1.3517 1.3731 1.3954 Glendale 1.1755 1.3522 1.3888 1.2990 Glendora 1.1826 1.3306 1.3528 Inglewood 1.1557 1.3080 1.3550 1.2443 Lancaster 1.1767 1.3090 1.3695 1.2493 Long Beach 1.1358 1.2955 1.3085 1.2709 Los Angeles 1.1638 1.3220 1.3529 1.3064 Manhattan Beach 1.1702 1.3151 1.3554 Montebello 1.1476 1.3137 1.3447 1.2470 Santa Monica 1.2347 1.3837 1.3868 1.3390 Van Nuys 1.1648 1.3013 1.3141 1.2823 Whittier 1.1219 1.2782 1.3091 1.2692 Woodland Hills 1.1963 1.3407 1.3655 1.3612 Orange County Anaheim 1.1152 1.2541 1.3104 1.2967 Fullerton 1.1104 1.2642 1.2912 1.2140 Huntington Beach 1.1081 1.2713 1.2897 1.2519 La Habra 1.0980 1.2448 1.2736 1.2323 San Clemente 1.2255 1.4102 1.4413 1.4580 Newport Beach 1.1863 1.3617 1.3808 1.4270 Tustin 1.1487 1.3051 1.3247 1.3440 Laguna Hills 1.1668 1.2956 1.2973 1.2590 Riverside County Riverside 1.1445 1.2941 1.3013 1.2872 Palm Springs 1.1649 1.3471 1.3096 1.2590 Hemet 1.1948 1.3512 1.3762 1.1690 Blythe 1.3152 1.4110 1.5149 1.3090 San Diego County Chula Vista 1.2531 1.4204 1.4245 1.3882 Del Mar 1.2786 1.3808 1.4808 1.3209 Escondido 1.1761 1.3256 1.3904 1.3532 Oceanside 1.1759 1.3116 1.3866 1.3828 San Diego 1.2622 1.4326 1.4448 1.3469 San Bernardino County San Bernardino 1.1782 1.3529 1.3296 1.3661 Redlands 1.2031 1.3754 1.3606 1.2390 Victorville 1.2134 1.3931 1.4201 1.1583 Santa Barbara County Lompoc 1.2819 1.3723 1.4990 Santa Barbara 1.2676 1.4023 1.4516 1.4333 Santa Maria 1.1997 1.3361 1.3849 1.3419 San Luis Obispo County San Luis Obispo 1.1497 1.3023 1.3290 1.3290 Tulare County Visalia 1.1443 1.3405 1.3136 1.1475 Porterville 1.2101 1.2490 1.2725 1.1790 Inyo County Bishop 1.3042 1.3665 1.4490 1.2590 Ventura County Ventura 1.2247 1.3588 1.3956 1.3882 Overall Average 1.1872 1.3305 1.3664 1.2950
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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