The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped a half-cent Friday to $4.557, a day after dropping nine-tenths of a cent.
The average price is 3.1 cents less than one week ago, 1.2 cents less than one month ago, and $1.605 less than one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It has dropped $1.937 since rising to a record $6.494 on Oct. 5, 2022.
The Orange County average price dropped four-tenths of a cent to $4.49, a day after dropping six-tenths of a cent.
It is 2.3 cents less than one week ago, 9.6 cents less than one month ago, and $1.642 less than one year ago. The Orange County average price has dropped $1.969 since rising to a record $6.459 on Oct. 5, 2022.
The national average price rose three-tenths of a cent to 3.223, a day after rising seven-tenths of a cent.
It is one-tenths of a cent more than one week ago, 12.7 cents less than one month ago and 60.9 cents less than one year ago. The national average price has dropped $1.795 since rising to a record $5.016 on June 14, 2022.
“If there’s ever a time of year to hit the open road, it’s now,” said Doug Shupe, the Automobile Club of Southern California’s corporate communications manager.
“In many parts of the U.S. and in California, temperatures are dipping and leaves are changing, creating the perfect conditions for a picturesque fall getaway and SoCal drivers filling up for autumn road trips will find pump prices more than a dollar less than this time last year.”