Southern California gas prices dropped for the second straight week, according to the Auto Club’s Weekend Gas Watch. The average price for self-serve regular gasoline in California is $4.85, which is seven cents lower than a week ago and 60 cents lower than a year ago today. The average national price is $3.16, which is six cents lower than a week ago and 50 cents lower than on this date last year.
The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area is $4.84 per gallon, which is five cents less than last week and 55 cents less than last year. In San Diego, the average price is $4.81, which is six cents less than last week and 56 cents lower than this time last year.
On the Central Coast, the average price is $4.73, which is six cents less than last week and 60 cents lower than last year. In Riverside, the average per-gallon price is $4.72, which is five cents less than last week and 59 cents lower than a year ago. In Bakersfield, the $4.74 average price is two cents lower than last week and 57 cents lower than a year ago today.
“According to Oil Price Information Service and the California Energy Commission, production of gasoline increased in the past week, reversing a previous decline caused by refinery maintenance,” said Auto Club spokesperson Doug Shupe.
The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline. As of 9 a.m. on April 17, averages are:
