The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped two-tenths of a cent Thursday to $3.637 after decreasing one-tenth of a cent for two consecutive days.
The average price is 1.6 cents less than one week ago and 3.9 cents lower than one month ago but 72 cents higher than one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It has risen 48.7 cents since the start of the year.
The Orange County average price was unchanged, remaining at $3.581, after dropping one-tenth of a cent each of the previous two days. It is 1.3 cents less than one week ago and 4.7 cents lower than one month ago but 69.5 cents higher than one year ago. It has risen 46.5 cents since the start of the year.