LA Auto Club: Gas Prices Tumble Slowly over Past Month
LOS ANGELES--May 1, 20057, 2005--Southern California's average price for regular gasoline has declined 11 cents during the past month, falling from record-high prices set in April, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California monthly Fuel Gauge Report.The Southern California May average price for regular self-serve unleaded gasoline is $2.532, which compares to an April 12 average of $2.642. Statewide, the average price for May is $2.531, down from $2.630 in April.
"Oil prices have fallen about 14 percent in recent weeks, so we would expect that gas prices would follow," said Auto Club spokeswoman Carol Thorp. "If oil prices remain stable at these lower levels, then summer travelers might expect to pay less at the pump than they are now. The question remains whether prices will fall to last year's levels."
The lowest average price in California is in Marysville, where regular is selling for $2.321. Blythe reported the state's highest average price at $2.716. Nationally, the average price is $2.160, down from $2.266 in April.
In Southern California, the averages for regular and premium grades of gasoline are listed below:
County Unl 5-17 Unl 4-12 Pre 5-17 Pre 4-12 Imperial County El Centro 2.612 2.699 2.852 2.884 Inyo County Bishop 2.526 2.710 2.759 2.868 Kern County Bakersfield 2.427 2.643 2.579 2.802 Ridgecrest 2.544 2.739 2.581 2.659 Los Angeles County Alhambra 2.458 2.573 2.579 2.709 Arcadia 2.495 2.618 2.689 2.842 Burbank 2.515 2.611 2.719 2.824 Culver City 2.652 2.676 2.999 3.070 Glendale 2.526 2.628 2.667 2.802 Glendora 2.432 2.599 2.679 2.807 Inglewood 2.506 2.611 2.659 2.769 Lancaster 2.476 2.612 2.699 2.819 Long Beach 2.504 2.606 2.777 2.825 Los Angeles 2.541 2.642 2.701 2.778 Manhattan Beach 2.535 2.612 2.632 2.699 Montebello 2.481 2.597 2.729 2.859 Santa Clarita 2.499 2.639 2.679 2.815 Santa Monica 2.649 2.701 2.859 3.060 Van Nuys 2.454 2.570 2.612 2.756 Whittier 2.480 2.606 2.487 2.589 Woodland Hills 2.524 2.643 2.732 2.792 Orange County Anaheim 2.470 2.581 2.566 2.674 Fullerton 2.433 2.576 2.596 2.644 Huntington Beach 2.464 2.597 2.667 2.726 La Habra 2.393 2.537 2.599 2.709 Laguna Beach 2.599 2.659 2.769 2.965 Newport Beach 2.603 2.563 2.739 2.909 San Clemente 2.573 2.645 2.799 2.812 Tustin 2.532 2.621 2.719 2.826 Riverside County Blythe 2.716 2.781 2.831 2.749 Hemet 2.521 2.639 2.719 2.669 Palm Springs 2.549 2.689 2.829 2.979 Riverside 2.469 2.618 2.645 2.776 San Bernardino County Redlands 2.458 2.635 2.710 2.819 San Bernardino 2.527 2.625 2.481 2.715 Victorville 2.496 2.719 2.506 2.722 San Diego County Chula Vista 2.482 2.617 2.759 2.886 Del Mar 2.635 2.677 2.799 2.843 Escondido 2.452 2.542 2.677 2.716 Oceanside 2.529 2.621 2.659 2.799 San Diego 2.537 2.658 2.726 2.853 San Luis Obispo County San Luis Obispo 2.612 2.662 2.789 2.930 Santa Barbara County Lompoc 2.657 2.711 2.825 2.966 Santa Barbara 2.654 2.730 2.899 2.839 Santa Maria 2.642 2.720 2.859 2.899 Tulare County Porterville 2.643 2.712 2.810 2.844 Visalia 2.573 2.689 2.739 2.903 Ventura County Ventura 2.482 2.642 2.565 2.724 So. Calif. Avg. 2.532 2.642 2.707 2.811
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. Editors, for regional average daily fuel prices nationwide, please go to www.fuelgaugereport.com.