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Gas Prices Increase For Fifth Month In A Row, Says Auto Club

(LOS ANGELES, July 8, 2008) — For the fifth month in a row, gas prices posted increases throughout Southern California, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California monthly Fuel Gauge Report.

The Southern California July average price for regular self-serve gasoline set a new all-time record monthly high of $4.585 – up 11.5 cents from $4.470 on June 10, which was the previous all-time Southern California monthly record price. In July 2007, the monthly Fuel Gauge average for Southern California was $3.150 – $1.43 less than this month’s average price.

The statewide average price of $4.559 is down slightly from the latest all-time record price of $4.61 set on June 19, but 8.6 cents higher than last month’s average. The state’s lowest average price is in Tracy in Northern California, where regular sells for $4.450. Blythe has the state’s highest price at $4.829.

Nationally, the average price is $4.108, up 6.5 cents from $4.043 in June. Alaska has the highest state average price at $4.634 and South Carolina has the lowest state average price, at $3.906.

“Southern California has experienced month-to-month gas price increases for eight of the past ten months and during every Fuel Gauge Report in 2008 except for February,” said Auto Club spokesperson Jeffrey Spring. “Prices have been declining very slightly for two of the past four weeks in Southern California, and right now they seem to be in a holding pattern both locally and around the country.”

In Southern California, the averages for regular and premium grades of gasoline are listed below:


County/City

Reg 7/8

Reg 6/10

Pre 7/8

Pre 6/10



Imperial County



El Centro

4.528

4.434

4.763

4.624



Inyo County


Bishop

4.723

4.575

4.928

4.806



Kern County


Bakersfield

4.533

4.454

4.662

4.594



Ridgecrest

4.588

4.484

4.801

4.715



Los Angeles County


Alhambra

4.579

4.410

4.776

4.617



Arcadia

4.556

4.396

4.747

4.639



Burbank

4.626

4.493

4.803

4.649



Culver City

4.614

4.454

4.797

4.666



Glendale

4.615

4.488

4.806

4.689



Glendora

4.541

4.413

4.746

4.619



Inglewood

4.557

4.439

4.739

4.679



Lancaster

4.568

4.464

4.733

4.657



Long Beach

4.559

4.430

4.739

4.618



Los Angeles

4.610

4.484

4.821

4.675



Manhattan Beach

4.626

4.464

4.799

4.649



Montebello

4.556

4.439

4.730

4.657



Santa Clarita

4.628

4.456

4.835

4.637



Santa Monica

4.637

4.496

4.879

4.659



Van Nuys

4.552

4.426

4.737

4.633



Whittier

4.525

4.418

4.686

4.598



Woodland Hills

4.656

4.508

4.847

4.679



Orange County


Anaheim

4.514

4.414

4.730

4.599



Fullerton

4.512

4.436

4.719

4.620



Huntington Beach

4.539

4.433

4.707

4.600



La Habra

4.489

4.378

4.709

4.547



Laguna Beach

4.667

4.516

4.859

4.859



Newport Beach

4.619

4.488

4.837

4.716



San Clemente

4.591

4.486

4.771

4.686



Tustin

4.593

4.455

4.792

4.648



Riverside County


Blythe

4.829

4.621

5.099

4.839



Hemet

4.502

4.461

4.691

4.669



Palm Springs

4.565

4.436

4.779

4.706



Riverside

4.567

4.447

4.753

4.619



San Bernardino County


Redlands

4.563

4.454

4.772

4.655



San Bernardino

4.518

4.457

4.691

4.603



Victorville

4.551

4.471

4.739

4.612



San Diego County


Chula Vista

4.488

4.490

4.594

4.665



Del Mar

4.737

4.575

4.809

4.744



Escondido

4.479

4.462

4.644

4.653



Oceanside

4.565

4.495

4.827

4.690



San Diego

4.550

4.481

4.759

4.664



San Luis Obispo County


San Luis Obispo

4.664

4.513

4.859

4.676



Santa Barbara County


Lompoc

4.546

4.451

4.734

4.499



Santa Barbara

4.663

4.548

4.865

4.690



Santa Maria

4.636

4.469

4.782

4.619



Tulare County


Porterville

4.610

4.528

4.839

4.716



Visalia

4.611

4.530

4.924

4.805



Ventura County


Ventura

4.556

4.454

4.762

4.644



So. Calif. Avg.

4.585

4.470

4.780

4.663

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