Auto Club: Gas Prices Continue Dropping After Holiday

Southern California gas prices continued their downward trend over the Thanksgiving holiday, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. The retail statewide average is $3.75 a gallon for regular unleaded, which is eight cents lower than last week.
 
The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area is $3.79 per gallon, which is down seven cents from last week, 34 cents lower than a month ago, and 27 cents higher than last year. In San Diego, the average price is $3.78, which is six cents less than last Thursday, 28 cents less than last month, and 29 cents higher than last year. On the Central Coast, the average price is $3.88, which is four cents lower than last week, 28 cents lower than last month, and 36 cents higher than last year. In Riverside, the average per-gallon price is $3.70, which is seven cents lower than last week, 33 cents lower than last month, and 29 cents higher than last year. In San Bernardino, the $3.77 average price is six cents lower than last week, 28 cents lower than last month, and 29 cents higher than a year ago today.

“The cheapest gas prices in Southern California are typically found at membership stores, but there are a couple of Arco stations now charging $3.27 a gallon for regular unleaded,” said Auto Club spokesman Jeffrey Spring. “There’s a wide range of gas prices right now, so we urge consumers to shop around using a tool such as the free AAA Mobile app.”

The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline. As of 9 a.m. on Dec. 5, averages are: