For the first time in nearly two months, gas price averages in most Southern California communities have dropped below $4 a gallon, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. The state average is $3.932 a gallon for regular today – 4.6 cents lower than last week.
The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area is $3.977 per gallon, which is 6.5 cents less than last week, 6.1 cents lower than last month, and 8 cents higher than last year. In San Diego, the average price is $3.962, which is 5.7 cents below last week, 5.7 cents below last month, and 7 cents higher than last year. On the Central Coast, the average price is $4.053, which is 5 cents below last week, 1.4 cents lower than a month ago, and 12 cents more than last year. In the Inland Empire, the average per-gallon price is $3.959, down 5 cents from last week, 5.2 cents lower than last month, and 9 cents more than last year.
“Today is just the ninth day since June 1 that Los Angeles area gas price averages have been below $4 a gallon,” said Auto Club spokesman Jeffrey Spring. “Local wholesale prices have dropped by more than 40 cents since mid-July, so there is continued downward pressure on prices at the pump.”
The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline. As of 9 a.m. on Aug. 8, averages are:
Area |
Regular |
One-week change
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Record Price
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Los Angeles – Long Beach |
$3.977 |
-6.5 cents |
$4.705 (10/9/12) |
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Orange County |
$3.948 |
-7.6 cents |
$4.690 (10/8/12) |
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San Diego |
$3.962 |
-5.7 cents |
$4.725 (10/8/12) |
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Santa Barbara – Santa Maria – Lompoc |
$4.053 |
-5.0 cents |
$4.709 (6/21/08) |
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Riverside – San Bernardino |
$3.959 |
-5.0 cents |
$4.688 (10/8/12) |
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Bakersfield |
$3.934 |
-1.9 cents |
$4.648 (10/9/12) |
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Ventura |
$3.986 |
-5.5 cents |
$4.689 (10/7/12) |