Southern California drivers are starting to see more pump prices under $4 a gallon after three straight weeks of gas price drops, according to the Auto Club’s Weekend Gas Watch. The average price for self-serve regular gasoline in California is $4.66, which is eight cents lower than a week ago and 21 cents lower than a year ago today. The average national price is $3.07, which is four cents lower than a week ago and 32 cents lower than on this date last year.
The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area is $4.66 per gallon, which is seven cents less than last week and 27 cents less than last year. In San Diego, the average price is $4.68, which is six cents less than last week and 23 cents lower than this time last year.
On the Central Coast, the average price is $4.62, which is seven cents lower than last week and 28 cents lower than last year. In Riverside, the average per-gallon price is $4.49, which is eight cents lower than last week and 31 cents lower than a year ago. In Bakersfield, the $4.60 average price is four cents lower than last week and 18 cents higher than a year ago today.
“It’s unusual to see three straight weeks of price declines at this time of year when Southern California gas prices are often rapidly rising,” said Auto Club spokesperson Doug Shupe. “Oil Price Information Service reports that according to the latest California Energy Commission data, refinery production of gasoline dropped last week while inventories rose, possibly indicating lower demand.”
The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline. As of 9 a.m. on March 13, averages are:
