(LOS ANGELES – Aug. 4, 2011) –Local gas price averages remained stuck above $3.75 a gallon after very little movement in the past week, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California’s Weekend Gas Watch.
The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area is $3.816 per gallon, which is three-tenths of one penny lower than last week, two cents higher than last month, and 70 cents higher than last year. In San Diego, the price is $3.816, a decrease of seven-tenths of a cent from last week, four cents above last month, and 68 cents higher than last year. On the Central Coast, the average price is $3.863, up seven-tenths of a cent from last week, three cents higher than a month ago, and 68 cents above last year. In the Inland Empire, the average per gallon price is $3.793, unchanged from last week, three cents higher than last month, and 69 cents more than last year.
The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area is $3.816 per gallon, which is three-tenths of one penny lower than last week, two cents higher than last month, and 70 cents higher than last year. In San Diego, the price is $3.816, a decrease of seven-tenths of a cent from last week, four cents above last month, and 68 cents higher than last year. On the Central Coast, the average price is $3.863, up seven-tenths of a cent from last week, three cents higher than a month ago, and 68 cents above last year. In the Inland Empire, the average per gallon price is $3.793, unchanged from last week, three cents higher than last month, and 69 cents more than last year.
“Southern California gas prices have averaged above $3.75 a gallon since the beginning of March,” said Auto Club spokesperson Jeffrey Spring. “Those taking a road trip to other parts of the country won’t find much relief there, either. No state except Arizona has gas price averages below $3.50 a gallon.”
The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline. As of noon on Aug. 4, averages are:
Area | Regular | One-week change | Record Price |
Los Angeles – Long Beach | $3.816 | -0.3 cent | $4.626 (6/21/08) |
Orange County | $3.799 | -0.4 cent | $4.598 (6/19/08) |
San Diego | $3.816 | -0.7 cent | $4.630 (6/19/08) |
Santa Barbara – Santa Maria – Lompoc | $3.863 | +0.7 cents | $4.709 (6/21/08) |
Riverside – San Bernardino | $3.793 | No change | $4.614 (6/22/08) |
Bakersfield | $3.825 | +1.1 cents | $4.591 (6/24/08) |
Ventura | $3.798 | -1.2 cents | $4.625 (6/18/08) |