The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Saturday for the first time in over two-and-a-half months, increasing 1.8 cents to $5.264.
The average price had decreased 78 times in the previous 80 days, falling to its lowest amount since March 4 after rising to record highs earlier in the year. It remained unchanged the other two days.
It is 2.1 cents less than one week ago and 33.5 cents lower than one month ago, but 86.1 cents more than one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and the Oil Price Information Service.
The Orange County average price rose 1.9 cents to $5.193, increasing for the second consecutive day after dropping nine of the previous 10 days to its lowest amount since March 4. It is four-tenths of a cent more than one week ago, 30.4 cents less than one month ago, and 82.7 cents more than one year ago.
The national average price dropped for the 81st consecutive day since rising to a record, falling 1.3 cents to $3.796. It has dropped $1.22 since rising to a record $5.016 on June 14, including 2 cents on Friday.
The national average price is 6.1 cents less than one week ago and 36.7 cents lower than one month ago, but 61.2 cents more than one year ago.