The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped six-tenths of a cent Tuesday to $5.642, its 13th decrease in the last 15 days.
The average price is 1.3 cents less than one week ago, but 13.6 cents more than one month ago and $1.16 more than one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.
It has increased 94.8 cents since the start of the joint U.S./Israel attack on Iran on Feb. 28, which sent oil prices higher and drastically accelerated increases at the gas pump.
The Orange County average price dropped 1 cent to $5.575. It is 2.2 cents less than one week ago, but 13.7 cents more than one month ago and $1.125 more than one year ago.
The Orange County average price has increased 93.9 cents since the start of the attack on Iran.
The national average price increased two-tenths of a cent to $4.065. It is 5.4 cents more than one week ago, 7.3 cents more than one month ago and 92.8 cents more than one year ago. It has increased $1.083 since the attack on Iran.
The national average price is at its highest amount ever this late in the calendar year, according to Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, which provides real-time gas price information from more than 150,000 stations.