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For the fourth-straight week, gas price averages remained relatively flat, although different areas saw different price movement, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California’s Weekend Gas Watch.

According to the Auto Club, the average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area is $3.113 per gallon, which is eight-tenths of a cent less than last week, six cents higher than last month, and 24 cents higher than last year.

On the Central Coast, the average price is $3.185, up one-tenth of a cent from last week, six cents higher than a month ago, and 23 cents above last year.

In the Inland Empire, the average per gallon price is $3 payday loan online.096, which is nine-tenths of a cent lower than last week, five cents higher than last month, and 23 cents more than last year.

"While the broader U.S. economic picture remains muddled, the past week showed a large crude oil inventory draw down which some analysts see as a hopeful sign for the economy. We’ll have to see if gas prices are affected in the coming weeks," Auto Club Spokesperson Jeffrey Spring said in a statement.

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