(LOS ANGELES, April 11, 2006) —The average price of a gallon of gasoline in Southern California has jumped 28 cents from March to April and is still climbing, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California monthly Fuel Gauge Report. Since January, prices have climbed nearly 55 cents due to speculation over international oil production and short supplies of the fuel additive, ethanol.
The Southern California April average price for regular self-serve gasoline is $2.903, up from the March 14 average of $2.626.
“Gas prices have been marching higher since mid-February and is primarily due to oil and gas trader concerns over civil strife in the oil producing regions of Nigeria, Iran’s efforts to develop nuclear weapons and a potential scarcity of ethanol, an additive that most refiners in the nation started using for the first time this year,” said Auto Club spokesperson Carol Thorp. “This type of volatility causes speculators to push prices higher, and we are nearing an average of $3 per gallon for regular gasoline in many communities.”
Statewide, the average price for April is $2.860, up from 2.573 in March. The all-time record high of $3.054 was set on Sept. 9, 2005. The lowest average price in the state is in Sacramento, where regular is selling for $2.742. Blythe reports the state’s highest average price at $3.11.
Nationally, the average price is $2.686, up from $2.363 in March. The state with the highest gas price average is Hawaii at $2.969. Utah has the lowest average price of $2.339.
In Southern California, the averages for regular and premium grades of gasoline are listed below:County/City | Regular, | Regular, | Premium, | Premium, |
Imperial County |
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El Centro | 3.003 | 2.706 | 3.167 | 2.840 |
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Inyo County |
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Bishop | 2.999 | 2.677 | 3.186 | 2.847 |
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Kern County |
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Bakersfield | 2.885 | 2.563 | 3.019 | 2.727 |
Ridgecrest | 2.894 | 2.591 | 2.844 | 2.636 |
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Los Angeles County |
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Alhambra | 2.902 | 2.591 | 3.099 | 2.755 |
Arcadia | 2.902 | 2.627 | 3.089 | 2.843 |
Burbank | 2.884 | 2.616 | 3.106 | 2.762 |
Culver City | 2.933 | 2.645 | 3.129 | 2.827 |
Glendale | 2.875 | 2.624 | 3.069 | 2.804 |
Glendora | 2.839 | 2.564 | 3.026 | 2.639 |
Inglewood | 2.854 | 2.561 | 3.059 | 2.794 |
Lancaster | 2.889 | 2.606 | 3.099 | 2.721 |
Long Beach | 2.865 | 2.593 | 2.981 | 2.740 |
Los Angeles | 2.915 | 2.637 | 3.079 | 2.787 |
Manhattan Beach | 2.944 | 2.681 | 3.159 | 2.851 |
Montebello | 2.859 | 2.595 | 2.883 | 2.499 |
Santa Clarita | 2.893 | 2.593 | 3.080 | 2.759 |
Santa Monica | 2.900 | 2.715 | 3.139 | 2.746 |
Van Nuys | 2.829 | 2.569 | 3.004 | 2.676 |
Whittier | 2.811 | 2.532 | 2.969 | 2.581 |
Woodland Hills | 2.897 | 2.644 | 3.099 | 2.859 |
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Orange County |
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Anaheim | 2.802 | 2.514 | 2.959 | 2.646 |
Fullerton | 2.796 | 2.493 | 2.989 | 2.666 |
Huntington Beach | 2.828 | 2.512 | 2.974 | 2.667 |
La Habra | 2.763 | 2.473 | 2.839 | 2.571 |
Laguna Beach | 2.989 | 2.713 | 3.176 | 2.959 |
Newport Beach | 2.937 | 2.667 | 3.172 | 2.939 |
San Clemente | 2.949 | 2.694 | 3.139 | 2.891 |
Tustin | 2.907 | 2.634 | 3.119 | 2.866 |
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Riverside County |
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Blythe | 3.115 | 2.838 | 3.149 | 3.019 |
Hemet | 2.882 | 2.634 | 2.899 | 2.657 |
Palm Springs | 2.971 | 2.694 | 3.192 | 2.899 |
Riverside | 2.875 | 2.609 | 3.052 | 2.783 |
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San Bernardino County |
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Redlands | 2.906 | 2.598 | 3.079 | 2.773 |
San Bernardino | 2.890 | 2.628 | 3.061 | 2.773 |
Victorville | 2.916 | 2.673 | 2.993 | 2.693 |
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San Diego County |
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Chula Vista | 2.894 | 2.590 | 3.092 | 2.796 |
Del Mar | 3.022 | 2.760 | 3.194 | 2.986 |
Escondido | 2.847 | 2.544 | 3.032 | 2.754 |
Oceanside | 2.883 | 2.631 | 3.069 | 2.856 |
San Diego | 2.894 | 2.629 | 3.075 | 2.809 |
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San Luis Obispo County |
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San Luis Obispo | 2.939 | 2.707 | 3.159 | 2.859 |
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Santa Barbara County |
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Lompoc | 2.937 | 2.668 | 3.124 | 2.818 |
Santa Barbara | 2.997 | 2.730 | 3.184 | 2.965 |
Santa Maria | 2.984 | 2.715 | 3.199 | 2.746 |
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Tulare County |
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Porterville | 2.907 | 2.588 | 3.094 | 2.559 |
Visalia | 2.902 | 2.583 | 3.039 | 2.703 |
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Ventura County |
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Ventura | 2.836 | 2.581 | 2.955 | 2.614 |
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Southern Calif. Average | 2.903 | 2.626 | 3.069 | 2.770 |
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.
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