The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Los Angeles–Long Beach area is $2.081 a gallon, which is one cent higher than last week, three cents higher than last month and six cents above last year. In San Diego, the price is $2.117, which is seven-tenths of a cent higher than last week, three cents above last month and eight cents higher than last year. On the central coast, the average price is $2.245, which is down one cent from last week, one cent below last month and 13 cents higher than last year. In the Inland Empire, the average price is $2.104, which is up four-tenths of a cent from last week, two cents below last month and unchanged from last year.
"Tropical Storm Ivan is expected to hit the oil refining region of Southeast Texas," said Auto Club spokesperson Carol Thorp. "Production is likely to be interrupted, leading to higher crude and gasoline prices. However, we expect that the local effect of slightly higher gas prices will be brief and by next week Southern California pump prices could resume their gradual downward march."
The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline as of 12:01 a.m., September 24.
Area | Regular | Change from last week | Record Price |
Los Angeles–Long Beach | $2.081 | + 1.0 cents | $2.368 (05/28/2004) |
Orange County | $2.081 | + 1.0 cents | $2.353 (06/01/2004) |
San Diego | $2.117 | + 0.7 cents | $2.373 (05/26/2004) |
Santa Barbara–Santa Maria– Lompoc | $2.245 | - 1.0 cents | $2.489 (05/29/2004) |
Riverside–San Bernardino | $2.104 | + 0.4 cents | $2.399 (06/01/2004) |
Bakersfield | $2.114 | + 0.8 cents | $2.383 (06/01/2004) |
Las Vegas, NV | $2.042 | + 1.4 cents | $2.279 (05/26/2004) |
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