Gas prices reversed course over the last week in most areas after six straight weeks of price drops, according to the Auto Club’s Weekend Gas Watch. The average price for self-serve regular gasoline in California is $4.34, which is three cents higher than a week ago and 28 cents lower than a year ago today. The average national price is $3.04, which is the same as a week ago.
The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area is $4.40 per gallon, which is four cents more than last week and 31 cents less than last year. In San Diego, the average price is $4.48, which is four cents more than last week and 26 cents lower than this time last year.
On the Central Coast, the average price is $4.40, which is one cent higher than last week and 29 cents lower than last year. In Riverside, the average per-gallon price is $4.27, which is two cents higher than last week and 27 cents lower than a year ago. In Bakersfield, the $4.27 average price is one cent less than last week and 50 cents lower than a year ago today.
“Over the last ten years, gas prices in Southern California have tended to rise at least slightly as we approach the end of the year, but they often drop again during the first few weeks of January,” said Auto Club spokesperson Doug Shupe.
The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline. As of 9 a.m. on Dec. 26, averages are:
