Miss that summer road trip? Still time as gas prices drop again

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Thursday to its lowest amount since Feb. 23, decreasing 1.5 cents to $3.087.

The average price has dropped for 29 consecutive days and 47 of the past 48, decreasing 80.2 cents, including 1.4 cents on Wednesday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.

The average price is 7.8 cents less than one week ago, 46.5 cents lower than one month ago and 62.8 cents below what it was one year ago.

The Orange County average price dropped Thursday to its lowest amount since Feb. 21, decreasing 1.4 cents to $3.021.

The Orange County average price has dropped for 28 consecutive days and 47 of the past 48, decreasing 81.4 cents, including 1.7 cents on Wednesday. It is 6.7 cents less than one week ago, 46.2 cents lower than one month ago and 66.1 cents below what it was one year ago.

—City News Service