Auto Club: Holiday Shoppers Benefit From Lower Fuel Prices
LOS ANGELES--Dec. 10, 2002--The December monthly average price of gasoline in Southern California dropped nearly six cents compared with last month, erasing all of November's price gains, 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 $1.559, down from the November average of $1.618. The October average was $1.570. The state average fell to $1.586, down 4.6 cents from November. San Francisco Bay-area motorists now pay an average of $1.670, down four cents from last month.
The lowest average price in the state can be found in Marysville, where drivers can pump regular self-serve unleaded gasoline for $1.430. The most expensive gasoline in the state is in Eureka, where the price is unchanged at $1.86.
Nationally, the average price for a gallon of regular self-serve gasoline dropped 8.2 cents to $1.378. Georgia has the lowest state average at $1.212, about 10 cents lower than last month.
"Oil and gasoline supplies continue to be plentiful," said Auto Club spokesperson Carol Thorp. "This is due, in part, to recent international activities including subsiding labor unrest in Venezuela and the fact that OPEC oil ministers hinted that official oil production quotas will be increased."
In Southern California, the averages for regular and premium grades of gasoline are listed below:
County Unl Pre Imperial County El Centro 1.694 1.879 Inyo County Bishop 1.679 1.857 Kern County Bakersfield 1.440 1.608 Ridgecrest 1.552 1.732 Los Angeles County Alhambra 1.516 1.699 Arcadia 1.582 1.769 Burbank 1.532 1.784 Culver City 1.602 1.869 Glendale 1.543 1.806 Glendora 1.586 1.799 Inglewood 1.529 1.714 Lancaster 1.463 1.674 Long Beach 1.568 1.742 Los Angeles 1.560 1.763 Manhattan Beach 1.539 1.724 Montebello 1.552 1.722 Santa Clarita 1.549 1.719 Santa Monica 1.587 1.719 Van Nuys 1.490 1.639 Whittier 1.541 1.737 Woodland Hills 1.536 1.736 Orange County Anaheim 1.520 1.738 Fullerton 1.522 1.744 Huntington Beach 1.534 1.732 La Habra 1.505 1.699 Laguna Beach 1.619 1.809 Newport Beach 1.630 1.859 San Clemente 1.639 1.829 Riverside County Blythe 1.712 1.959 Hemet 1.505 1.739 Riverside 1.515 1.646 San Bernardino County Redlands 1.516 1.639 San Bernardino 1.530 1.747 Victorville 1.472 1.651 San Diego County Chula Vista 1.615 1.789 Del Mar 1.577 1.719 Escondido 1.590 1.787 Oceanside 1.616 1.895 San Diego 1.616 1.847 San Luis Obispo County San Luis Obispo 1.485 1.675 Santa Barbara County Lompoc 1.613 1.839 Santa Barbara 1.648 1.769 Santa Maria 1.535 1.689 Tulare County Porterville 1.520 1.699 Visalia 1.454 1.649 Ventura County Ventura 1.579 1.799 So. Calif. Avg. 1.559 1.753
In Southern California, the averages for regular and premium grades of gasoline are listed below: 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.