(LOS ANGELES, July 25, 2008) - Southern California gas price drops picked up a head of steam in their fifth straight week of decreases, plunging by about a dime on average over the past week, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch.

 

The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area is $4.410 per gallon, which is 9.8 cents less than last week, 21 cents lower than last month, and $1.32 above last year. In San Diego, the price is $4.365, which is 10.8 cents lower than last week's price, 25 cents below last month, and $1.26 higher than last year. On the Central Coast, the average price is $4.506, down 9.8 cents from last week, 19 cents below last month, and $1.21 more than last year. In the Inland Empire, the average per gallon price is $4.381, 10.2 cents under last week, down 23 cents from last month, and $1.32 higher than last year.

 

"Gas prices are dropping not just in Southern California, but around the country," said Auto Club spokesperson Jeffrey Spring. "We've seen gas prices retreat back below $4 in more than half of the U.S. states."

 

The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline as of 12:05 a.m. July 25:

 

 

Area	Regular	One-week change	Record Price
Los Angeles - Long Beach	$4.410	- 9.8 cents	$4.626 (6/21/08)
Orange County	$4.358	- 10.3 cents	$4.598 (6/19/08)
San Diego	$4.365	- 10.8 cents	$4.630 (6/19/08)
Santa Barbara - Santa Maria - Lompoc	$4.506	- 9.8 cents	$4.709 (6/21/08)
Riverside - San  Bernardino	$4.381	- 10.2 cents	$4.614 (6/22/08)
Bakersfield	$4.433	- 8.8 cents	$4.591 (6/24/08)
Las Vegas, NV	$4.118	- 9 cents	$4.279 (6/21/08)