Southern California gas prices barely moved over the past week after five weeks of increases, according to the Auto Club’s Weekend Gas Watch. The average price for self-serve regular gasoline in California is $4.64, which is one cent lower than last week and eight cents lower than a year ago today. The average national price is $3.15, which is five cents lower than a week ago and six cents lower than on this date last year.
The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area is $4.72 per gallon, which is one cent lower than last week and 15 cents more than last year. In San Diego, the average price is $4.76, which is one cent lower than last week and ten cents higher than the price this time last year.
On the Central Coast, the average price is $4.64, which is two cents lower than last week and two cents lower than last year. In Riverside, the average per-gallon price is $4.60, which is unchanged from last week and 17 cents higher than a year ago. In Bakersfield, the $4.58 average price is the same as last week and three cents lower than a year ago today.
“It’s unclear whether the upward trend for gas prices is over, because wholesale Los Angeles gasoline prices have risen slightly in recent days,” said Auto Club spokesperson Doug Shupe.
The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline. As of 9 a.m. on Sept. 25, averages are:
