Auto Club: All Major Local Cities Under $3 Per Gallon

(LOS ANGELES, July 16, 2009) – Southern California gas prices continued to head downward at a good penny-per-day clip over the past week, bringing average prices under $3 a gallon for all major local regions, 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 $2.869 per gallon, which is 6.3 cents less than last week, 15 cents lower than last month, and $1.65 less than last year. In San Diego, the price is $2.834, which is 8.7 cents less than last week’s price, 19 cents below last month, and $1.65 lower than last year. On the Central Coast, the average price is $2.96, down 6.2 cents from last week, nine cents below last month, and $1.64 below last year. In the Inland Empire, the average per gallon price is $2.857, which is 6.9 cents less than last week, 15 cents less than last month, and $1.64 less than last year.

“This is the fourth straight week of gas price decreases, and each week we’ve seen prices drop a little faster,” said Auto Club spokesperson Jeffrey Spring. “Plentiful supplies and flat demand are giving drivers a break and bringing us July gas prices at levels we haven’t seen since 2005.”

The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline. As of 2 p.m. on July 16, averages are:

 

Area	Regular	One-week change	Record Price
Los Angeles – Long Beach	$2.869	-6.3 cents	$4.626 (6/21/08)
Orange County	$2.860	-5.9 cents	$4.598 (6/19/08)
San Diego	$2.834	-8.7 cents	$4.630 (6/19/08)
Santa Barbara – Santa Maria – Lompoc	$2.960	-6.2 cents	$4.709 (6/21/08)
Riverside – San  Bernardino	$2.857	-6.9 cents	$4.614 (6/22/08)
Bakersfield	$2.961	-6.1 cents	$4.591 (6/24/08)
Ventura	$2.869	-6.7 cents	$4.625 (6/18/08)