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Gas Prices Highest in Four Years
It's your price at the pump starting the week of March 12; use our handy Patch tool to find your lowest gas prices in the neighborhood and a real-time traffic map.
The average price is one cent more than one week ago, 56.2 cents higher than a month ago and 45.3 cents greater than a year ago, according to figures from the Automobile Club of Southern California and Oil Price Information Service.
The Orange County average price rose eight-tenths of a cent today to $4.366, its highest amount since July 23, 2008, and seven-tenths of a cent more than one week ago, 55.7 cents higher than a month ago and 45.5 cents greater than a year ago.
"It's a slight relief to drivers that prices have not continued to spike for the fourth straight week,'' said Jeffrey Spring of the Automobile Club of Southern California. "However, prices are not dropping yet, either, and the only other (time) Southern California gas prices were this high was in June and July of 2008.''
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WHERE ARE THE LOWEST GAS PRICES IN Belmont Shore and Naples, Long Beach?
Long Beach residents can visit the Patch Traffic and Gas page by clicking here, to find the lowest prices at the pump in our neighborhood. Make sure to scroll down from the map for the best prices.
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