The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area is $2.125 per gallon, which is 4.8 cents more than last week, 29 cents higher than last month, and 93 cents less than last year. In San Diego, the price is $2.157, which is 5.5 cents more than last week’s price, 28 cents above last month, and 92 cents lower than last year. On the Central Coast, the average price is $2.218, up 5.9 cents from last week, 28 cents up from last month, and $1 below last year. In the Inland Empire, the average per gallon price is $2.13, which is 5.6 cents over last week, 30 cents more than last month, and 92 cents less than last year.
“Southern California gas prices normally climb at about this pace at this time of the year,” said Auto Club spokesperson Jeffrey Spring. “It’s a bit discouraging for motorists because oil prices are still trading at very low levels, but the reality is that California refinery output is a greater factor in local pump prices than oil, and some refinery issues have kept our gas prices moving up.”
The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline as of 3:07 a.m. on Feb. 6.
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Area | Regular | One-week change | 2008 Lowest Price | Record Price |
Los Angeles – Long Beach | $2.125 | + 4.8 cents | $1.720 (12/16/08) | $4.626 (6/21/08) |
Orange County | $2.122 | + 5.7 cents | $1.707 (12/17/08) | $4.598 (6/19/08) |
San Diego | $2.157 | + 5.5 cents | $1.707 (12/15/08) | $4.630 (6/19/08) |
Santa Barbara - Santa Maria - Lompoc | $2.218 | + 5.9 cents | $1.780 (12/16/08) | $4.709 (6/21/08) |
Riverside – San Bernardino | $2.130 | + 5.6 cents | $1.692 (12/16/08) | $4.614 (6/22/08) |
Bakersfield | $2.233 | + 5.1 cents | $1.785 (12/15/08) | $4.591 (6/24/08) |
Las Vegas, NV | $2.079 | + 4.2 cents | $1.732 (12/19/08) | $4.279 (6/21/08) |