(LOS ANGELES, June 10, 2008) — With barely a breath after surging through the $4 a gallon average for regular gasoline, many Southern California cities are now looking at an average of $4.50 a gallon following the region’s largest one-month increase in the average price of gasoline, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California monthly Fuel Gauge Report.
The Southern California June average price for regular self-serve gasoline set a new all-time record monthly high of $4.470 -- up 54.2 cents from $3.928 on May 13, which was the previous all-time Southern California monthly record price.
California’s average price of $4.473– a new record for the fourth month in a row – is 53.4 cents higher than last month’s average. The state’s lowest average price is in La Habra, where regular sells for $4.378. Eight cities in Southern California now have an average price for regular gasoline at or above $4.50 per gallon. Blythe has the state’s highest price at $4.621.
Nationally, the average price is $4.043, up from $3.732 in May. California now has the highest state average and Missouri has the lowest state average price, at $3.840.
“Even OPEC representatives have been quoted saying that oil and gas prices are ‘unbearable’,” said Auto Club spokesperson Jeffrey Spring. “However, prices continue to be propped up by the low value of the U.S. dollar, the growing demand for gasoline and oil in Asia, and the heavy market trading of oil and other commodities.”
In Southern California, the averages for regular and premium grades of gasoline are listed below:
The Southern California June average price for regular self-serve gasoline set a new all-time record monthly high of $4.470 -- up 54.2 cents from $3.928 on May 13, which was the previous all-time Southern California monthly record price.
California’s average price of $4.473– a new record for the fourth month in a row – is 53.4 cents higher than last month’s average. The state’s lowest average price is in La Habra, where regular sells for $4.378. Eight cities in Southern California now have an average price for regular gasoline at or above $4.50 per gallon. Blythe has the state’s highest price at $4.621.
Nationally, the average price is $4.043, up from $3.732 in May. California now has the highest state average and Missouri has the lowest state average price, at $3.840.
“Even OPEC representatives have been quoted saying that oil and gas prices are ‘unbearable’,” said Auto Club spokesperson Jeffrey Spring. “However, prices continue to be propped up by the low value of the U.S. dollar, the growing demand for gasoline and oil in Asia, and the heavy market trading of oil and other commodities.”
In Southern California, the averages for regular and premium grades of gasoline are listed below:
County/City | Reg 6/10 | Reg 5/13 | Pre 6/10 | Pre 5/13 |
Imperial County | ||||
El Centro | 4.434 | 4.025 | 4.624 | 4.059 |
Inyo County | ||||
Bishop | 4.575 | 4.011 | 4.806 | 4.106 |
Kern County | ||||
Bakersfield | 4.454 | 3.899 | 4.594 | 4.064 |
Ridgecrest | 4.484 | 3.977 | 4.715 | 4.259 |
Los Angeles County | ||||
Alhambra | 4.410 | 3.879 | 4.617 | 4.076 |
Arcadia | 4.396 | 3.881 | 4.639 | 4.159 |
Burbank | 4.493 | 3.935 | 4.649 | 4.114 |
Culver City | 4.454 | 3.939 | 4.666 | 4.119 |
Glendale | 4.488 | 3.943 | 4.689 | 4.138 |
Glendora | 4.413 | 3.846 | 4.619 | 4.036 |
Inglewood | 4.439 | 3.860 | 4.679 | 4.072 |
Lancaster | 4.464 | 3.927 | 4.657 | 4.121 |
Long Beach | 4.430 | 3.877 | 4.618 | 4.060 |
Los Angeles | 4.484 | 3.927 | 4.675 | 4.119 |
Manhattan Beach | 4.464 | 3.958 | 4.649 | 4.154 |
Montebello | 4.439 | 3.843 | 4.657 | 4.073 |
Santa Clarita | 4.456 | 3.927 | 4.637 | 4.109 |
Santa Monica | 4.496 | 3.940 | 4.659 | 4.119 |
Van Nuys | 4.426 | 3.870 | 4.633 | 4.076 |
Whittier | 4.418 | 3.795 | 4.598 | 3.974 |
Woodland Hills | 4.508 | 3.932 | 4.679 | 4.076 |
Orange County | ||||
Anaheim | 4.414 | 3.844 | 4.599 | 4.047 |
Fullerton | 4.436 | 3.823 | 4.620 | 4.028 |
Huntington Beach | 4.433 | 3.874 | 4.600 | 4.017 |
La Habra | 4.378 | 3.804 | 4.547 | 3.965 |
Laguna Beach | 4.516 | 3.979 | 4.859 | 4.199 |
Newport Beach | 4.488 | 3.959 | 4.716 | 4.164 |
San Clemente | 4.486 | 3.955 | 4.686 | 4.149 |
Tustin | 4.455 | 3.914 | 4.648 | 4.121 |
Riverside County | ||||
Blythe | 4.621 | 4.036 | 4.839 | 4.379 |
Hemet | 4.461 | 3.886 | 4.669 | 4.084 |
Palm Springs | 4.436 | 3.911 | 4.706 | 4.132 |
Riverside | 4.447 | 3.905 | 4.619 | 4.088 |
San Bernardino County | ||||
Redlands | 4.454 | 3.942 | 4.655 | 4.150 |
San Bernardino | 4.457 | 3.903 | 4.603 | 4.078 |
Victorville | 4.471 | 3.925 | 4.612 | 4.086 |
San Diego County | ||||
Chula Vista | 4.490 | 3.924 | 4.665 | 4.102 |
Del Mar | 4.575 | 4.041 | 4.744 | 4.199 |
Escondido | 4.462 | 3.933 | 4.653 | 4.121 |
Oceanside | 4.495 | 3.950 | 4.690 | 4.145 |
San Diego | 4.481 | 3.944 | 4.664 | 4.136 |
San Luis Obispo County | ||||
San Luis Obispo | 4.513 | 3.993 | 4.676 | 4.183 |
Santa Barbara County | ||||
Lompoc | 4.451 | 3.923 | 4.499 | 4.073 |
Santa Barbara | 4.548 | 4.050 | 4.690 | 4.285 |
Santa Maria | 4.469 | 4.009 | 4.619 | 4.229 |
Tulare County | ||||
Porterville | 4.528 | 3.996 | 4.716 | 3.999 |
Visalia | 4.530 | 3.976 | 4.805 | 4.156 |
Ventura County | ||||
Ventura | 4.454 | 3.952 | 4.644 | 4.146 |
So. Calif. Avg. | 4.470 | 3.928 | 4.663 | 4.116 |
The Auto Club’s Fuel Gauge Report is based on data gathered from monitoring fuel transactions at 3,900 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 http://www.fuelgaugereport.com/.