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Auto Club: Gas Prices Head Down Again

After two weeks of hovering at about the same levels, gas prices began heading down again last week by half a penny a day or more in most local areas, 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 $3.071, which is 3.9 cents cheaper than last week, nine cents below last month, and twenty cents under last year. In San Diego, the price is $3.087, which is 4.1 cents below last week's price, 5.5 cents under last month, and 22 cents cheaper than last year. On the Central Coast, the average price is $3.302, down 2.9 cents from last week, 10.5 cents under last month, and eleven cents below last year. In the Inland Empire, the average price is $3.048, 4.1 cents below last week, eight cents under last month, and 24 cents cheaper than last year.

"We are seeing many more Southland gas stations this week with prices below $3 a gallon," said Auto Club spokesperson Carol Thorp. "And Californians who are used to paying less for gas at out-of-state vacation destinations will probably be surprised to see very similar or even higher prices in other areas. Most states have average gas prices within 10 cents of $3 a gallon."

The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline as of 12:01 a.m., July 27:

Area                           Regular     One-week       Record Price
                                            change

Los Angeles - Long Beach      $ 3.071   - 3.9 cents   $ 3.487   (5/9/2007)

Orange County                 $ 3.020   - 5.0 cents   $ 3.479   (5/8/2007)

San Diego                     $ 3.087   - 4.1 cents   $ 3.503   (5/8/2007)

Santa Barbara -
 Santa Maria - Lompoc         $ 3.302   - 2.9 cents   $ 3.614  (5/15/2007)

Riverside - San  Bernardino   $ 3.048   - 4.1 cents   $ 3.486   (5/8/2007)

Bakersfield                   $ 3.112   - 4.1 cents   $ 3.489   (5/7/2007)

Las Vegas, NV                 $ 2.944   - 4.5 cents   $ 3.209  (5/29/2007)

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