Auto Club: Gas Prices Set Another Monthly Record High
LOS ANGELES--Nov. 1, 20046, 2004--While gas prices have been declining over the past two weeks, the monthly fuel price average for November still set a record high, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California monthly Fuel Gauge Report.The Southern California November average price for regular self-serve unleaded gasoline is $2.374, which compares to the prior November record of $1.772 set in 2000. The November average also rose 2 cents compared to the October average of $2.352. Statewide, the average price for November is $2.355, up from $2.340 in October.
"Fuel prices peaked in late October and have been inching down since then," said Auto Club spokeswoman Carol Thorp. "Crude prices and demand are declining, and California refineries seem to be running smoothly, so we believe that Californians will see retail prices decline through Thanksgiving and into December."
The lowest average price in Southern California is in Escondido, where regular is selling for $2.265. Lompoc reported the state's highest average price at $2.542. Marysville in Northern California had the lowest price in the state at $2.150. Nationally, the average price is $1.96, down from $1.97 in October.
In Southern California, the averages for regular and premium grades of gasoline are listed below:
County Unl Pre Imperial County El Centro 2.442 2.703 Inyo County Bishop 2.476 2.686 Kern County Bakersfield 2.321 2.369 Ridgecrest 2.319 2.519 Los Angeles County Alhambra 2.293 2.399 Arcadia 2.336 2.479 Burbank 2.340 2.524 Culver City 2.432 2.732 Glendale 2.350 2.514 Glendora 2.307 2.559 Inglewood 2.334 2.519 Lancaster 2.317 2.564 Long Beach 2.353 2.596 Los Angeles 2.370 2.553 Manhattan Beach 2.376 2.619 Montebello 2.339 2.569 Santa Clarita 2.357 2.517 Santa Monica 2.401 2.709 Van Nuys 2.292 2.506 Whittier 2.333 2.339 Woodland Hills 2.332 2.479 Orange County Anaheim 2.281 2.449 Fullerton 2.294 2.498 Huntington Beach 2.287 2.523 La Habra 2.281 2.489 Laguna Beach 2.489 2.547 Newport Beach 2.401 2.619 San Clemente 2.411 2.582 Tustin 2.384 2.599 Riverside County Blythe 2.506 2.654 Hemet 2.354 2.599 Palm Springs 2.466 2.524 Riverside 2.354 2.540 San Bernardino County Redlands 2.417 2.779 San Bernardino 2.367 2.619 Victorville 2.347 2.562 San Diego County Chula Vista 2.446 2.619 Del Mar 2.399 2.559 Escondido 2.265 2.519 Oceanside 2.379 2.624 San Diego 2.397 2.601 San Luis Obispo County San Luis Obispo 2.429 2.512 Santa Barbara County Lompoc 2.542 2.751 Santa Barbara 2.490 2.669 Santa Maria 2.474 2.699 Tulare County Visalia 2.391 2.579 Ventura County Ventura 2.306 2.512 So. Calif. Avg. 2.374 2.568
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.