The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose two-tenths of a cent Friday to $4.354 after three consecutive decreases totaling 1.6 cents dropped it to its lowest amount since July 23, 2021.
The average price is 1.4 cents less than one week ago, 16.1 cents lower than one month ago and 12 cents below what it was one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It has dropped $2.138 since rising to a record $6.494 on Oct. 5, 2022.
The Orange County average price dropped nine-tenths of a cent to $4.23, its lowest amount since June 23, 2021, one day after rising one-tenth of a cent. It is 2 cents less than one week ago, 18.4 cents lower than one month ago and 19.9 cents below what it was one year ago. It has dropped $2.229 since rising to a record $6.459 on Oct. 5, 2022.
“Drivers should continue to aggressively shop for the lowest gas prices … to take advantage of these lower prices while they last,” Doug Shupe, the Automobile Club of Southern California’s corporate communications manager, said in a statement.
The four-day streak of increases to the national average price totaling 4.9 cents ended with a half-cent decrease to $2.839. It is 3.2 cents more than one week ago but 6.8 cents less than one month ago and 26.4 cents lower than one year ago.
The national average price has dropped $2.177 since rising to a record $5.016 on June 14, 2022.