More Southern California drivers are paying less than $4 a gallon for gasoline, as pump prices dropped for the third week in a row, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. The state average is $3.971 a gallon for regular today – 4.3 cents lower than last week.
The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area is $3.993 per gallon, which is 4.7 cents less than last week, 7 cents higher than last month, and 21 cents lower than last year. In San Diego, the average price is $3.961, which is 4.9 cents below last week, 6 cents above last month, and 21 cents lower than last year. On the Central Coast, the average price is $4.055, down 4.3 cents from last week, 7 cents higher than a month ago, and 21 cents less than last year. In the Inland Empire, the average per-gallon price is $3.965, down 3.6 cents from last week, 8 cents higher than last month, and 21 cents less than last year.
“Wholesale prices have remained fairly steady for the past couple of weeks at a level that can easily support continued drops in prices at the pump,” said Auto Club spokesperson Jeffrey Spring. “In a rare situation, local drivers are not paying the most in the continental U.S. for gas – Midwest supply issues have driven price averages higher in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin than in California.”
The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline. As of 9 a.m. on June 6, averages are:
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Area |
Regular |
One-week change
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Record Price
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Los Angeles – Long Beach |
$3.993 |
-4.7 cents |
$4.705 (10/9/12) |
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Orange County |
$3.955 |
-4.9 cents |
$4.690 (10/8/12) |
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San Diego |
$3.961 |
-4.9 cents |
$4.725 (10/8/12) |
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Santa Barbara – Santa Maria – Lompoc |
$4.055 |
-4.3 cents |
$4.709 (6/21/08) |
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Riverside – San Bernardino |
$3.965 |
-3.6 cents |
$4.688 (10/8/12) |
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Bakersfield |
$4.007 |
-2.2 cents |
$4.648 (10/9/12) |
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Ventura |
$3.985 |
-5.1 cents |
$4.689 (10/7/12) |