The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped three-tenths of a cent Wednesday to $2.939, one day after it decreased four-tenths of a cent.
The average price is one-tenth of a cent higher than one week ago, in part because of a 1.4-cent increase on Thursday, the largest daily increase since Aug. 14, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.
However, the average price is 9.7 cents less than one month ago and 30.4 cents lower than one year ago thanks to a stretch of 56 decreases in 58 days ending Oct. 31.
The Orange County average price dropped three-tenths of a cent today to $2.903, the sixth consecutive decrease following a seven-day streak of increases.
The Orange County average price is 1 cent less than one week ago, 8.7 cents less than one month ago and 28.8 cents lower than one year ago, thanks to a stretch of 54 decreases in 56 days immediately preceding the seven consecutive daily increases.
—City News Service