The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose three-tenths of a cent Tuesday to $4.854, its second increase in four days following a 16-day streak of decreases totaling 11.2 cents.
The average price rose four-tenths of a cent Saturday, dropped two-tenths of a cent Sunday and was unchanged Monday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It is 1.1 cents less than one week ago and $1.216 lower than one year ago but 1.1 cents more than one month ago.
It has dropped $1.64 since rising to a record $6.494 on Oct. 5.
The Orange County average price rose nine-tenths of a cent to $4.811, its third increase in four days following a 16-day streak of decreases totaling 13.3 cents. It rose four-tenths of a cent Saturday and one-tenth of a Sunday and dropped three-tenths of a cent Monday.
The Orange County average price is unchanged from one week ago, eight-tenths of a cent higher than one month ago and $1.216 less than one year ago. It has dropped $1.648 since rising to a record $6.459 on Oct. 5.
The national average price dropped four-tenths of a cent to $3.435, one day after being unchanged. It is one-tenth of a cent less than one week ago and 81.1 cents lower than one year ago but 7.8 cents more than one month ago.
The national average price has decreased $1.581 since rising to a record $5.016 on June 14.
“The national average price of gasoline has seen little overall change over the last week, with big decreases in states like Colorado and Ohio offset by large increases in Arizona and North Carolina,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, which provides real-time gas price information from more than 150,000 stations.
“While more states saw declines than increases, any downward trends are still likely to be temporary and not necessarily long lasting. Motorists in some areas may be on the receiving end of good news, while others may not as we hit the second half of refinery maintenance season. You never know what the closing moments will look like, and motorists could be in for a dramatic ride if issues develop.”