Southern California gas prices rose over the past week in response to higher oil prices worldwide, according to the Auto Club’s Weekend Gas Watch. Today’s statewide average for a gallon of regular gasoline is $5.63, which is five cents higher than last week and $1.05 higher than at this time last year. The national average is $4.09, which is one cent lower than last week and 89 cents higher than on this date last year.
The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Los Angeles–Long Beach area is $5.70 per gallon, which is six cents higher than last week and $1.10 higher than a year ago. In San Diego, the average price is $5.74, which is five cents more than last week and $1.07 higher than this time last year.
On the Central Coast, the average price is $5.69, which is six cents higher than last week and $1.10 higher than a year ago. In Riverside, the average price per gallon is $5.58, five cents higher than last week and $1.13 higher than a year ago. In Bakersfield, the $5.65 average is one cent higher than last week and $1.15 higher than one year ago.
“Oil prices jumped to over $90 a barrel late last week but have since backed off slightly,” said Auto Club spokesperson Kandace Redd. “Continued instability in oil supply has kept prices above $4 a gallon nationally all this month, while California, Washington and Hawaii have had average prices above $5 a gallon every day in August.”
The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline. As of 9 a.m. on Aug. 27, averages are:
