The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County was at its second-highest amount to begin a year Sunday, despite a recent run of 76 decreases in 79 days totaling $2.223.
The average price rose 2.1 cents Sunday to $4.367, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It has risen eight of the past nine days, increasing 9.6 cents, including 1.9 cents Saturday.
The average price is 7.8 cents more than one week ago but 48.7 cents less than one month ago and 24 cents lower than one year ago when it was $4.607, the highest amount to begin a year. It is $2.006 less than the record $6.373 set on Oct. 5.
The average price was $4.607 on Jan. 1, 2022, the highest amount to begin a year, then rose to its first record of the year, $4.695, on Feb. 17, breaking the previous record of $4.688 set Oct. 8, 2012 and matched a day earlier. The 2012 figure included stations in San Bernardino County.
A 16-day streak of increases pushed the average price to its high for the year Oct. 5, a record $6.373. It then dropped 76 times in the next 79 days.
The national average price rose for the eighth time in nine days following a 44-day streak of decreases totaling 70.9 cents, increasing 1.3 cents to $3.208. It has risen 11.2 cents over the past nine days, including 1.6 cents Saturday.
The national average price is 10.6 cents more than one week ago but 26.2 cents less than one month ago and 7.8 cents lower than one year ago. It is $1.808 lower than the record $5.016 set June 14.