The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Thursday for the 24th consecutive day, decreasing eight-tenths of a cent to $5.786.
The average price has dropped 28.4 cents over the past 24 days, including six-tenths of a cent Wednesday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. The average price rose $1.283 to a record $6.07 during a 32-day streak of increases that ended March 27.
The average price is 3.2 cents less than one week ago and 20.2 cents lower than one month ago but $1.762 higher than one year ago.
The Orange County average price dropped 1.3 cents to $5.726. It is 4.6 cents less than one week ago and 22.1 cents lower than one month ago but $1.732 more than one year ago.
The Orange County average price has dropped 21 of the past 23 days, decreasing 30.3 cents, including 1.3 cents Wednesday. The run of decreases follows a run of 37 increases in 38 days totaling $1.279 to a record $6.029 March 29.