The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose four-tenths of a cent Wednesday to $4.50, one day after dropping four-tenths of a cent.
The average price is a half-cent more than one week ago and 9.2 cents higher than one month ago but 8 cents less than one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It has dropped $1.994 since rising to a record $6.494 on Oct. 5, 2022.
The Orange County average price rose two-tenths of a cent for the second consecutive day to $4.439. It one-tenth of a cent more than one week ago 9.6 cents higher than one month ago but 7.1 cents less than one year ago. It has dropped $2.02 since rising to a record $6.459 on Oct. 5, 2022.
A five-day streak of decreases to the national average price totaling 1.5 cents ended when it was unchanged, remaining at $3.12. The streak followed a run of nine increases in 10 days totaling 7 cents.
The national average price is nine-tenths of a cent less than one week ago but 9.5 cents more than one month ago and 1.3 cents more than one year ago. It has dropped $1.896 since rising to a record $5.016 on June 14, 2022.