Gas Prices Tick Upward

Gas prices inched up last week, putting a stop to a two-week drop, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California’s Weekend Gas Watch.

The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline.

The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area is $3.731 per gallon, which is 2.6 cents higher than last week, 9 cents lower than last month, and 64 cents higher than last year.

In San Diego, the price is $3.739, an increase of two cents from last week, eight cents below last month, and 63 cents higher than last year.

On the Central Coast, the average price is $3.776, up 2.5 cents from last week, nine cents lower than a month ago, and 62 cents above last year.

In the Inland Empire, the average per gallon price is $3.708, up 1.7 cents from last week, eight cents lower than last month, and 52 cents more than last year.

“Although we’re seeing prices still lower than a month ago, refinery outages in Washington State and in Southern California and a reduction in inventories over the past week have contributed to increasing wholesale prices,” said Auto Club spokesperson Jeffrey Spring. “This result has nudged up retail prices.”

The stations currently selling the cheapest gas in the Palos Verdes area are listed below. Local prices are according to GasBuddy.com and reflect prices reported within the last 24 hours.

• Regular: $3.65
• Premium: $3.85

• Regular: $3.69
• Premium: $3.91

• Regular: $3.69
• Premium: $3.89

• Regular: $3.85
• Premium: $4.05

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