Southern California Gas Prices Fall for a Sixth Straight Week: Statewide Average at $5.63 a Gallon
Most Southern California areas saw one-week gas price decreases of about 20 cents or more a gallon as pump prices continued falling rapidly for the sixth straight week, according to the Auto Club's Weekend Gas Watch. The statewide average for a gallon of regular gasoline is $5.63, 20 cents lower than last week and 94 cents higher than at this time last year. The national average is $3.90, 20 cents lower than last week.
By area, the average in Los Angeles-Long Beach is $5.70 a gallon, down 21 cents in a week; San Diego is $5.77, down 17 cents; Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc is $5.72, down 23 cents; Riverside is $5.48, down 23 cents; and Bakersfield is $5.83, down 18 cents.
Auto Club spokesperson Kandace Redd said oil prices remain well under $100 a barrel and gasoline demand typically drops at this time of year, pushing pump prices down. If the drops continue, Thanksgiving holiday travelers will pay about the same for gas as they did around the Independence Day holiday, when the statewide average was $5.40 a gallon.
(Source: Automobile Club of Southern California)
Source: Automobile Club of Southern California
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