The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped four-tenths of a cent Monday to $4.837.
The average price is 2.8 cents less than one week ago, 11.3 cents less than one month ago, and $1.176 less than one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and the Oil Price Information Service. It has dropped $1.657 since rising to a record $6.494 on Oct. 5.
The Orange County average price decreased two-tenths of a cent to $4.792. It is nine-tenths of a cent less than one week ago, 13.6 cents less than one month ago, and $1.205 less than one year ago. It has dropped $1.667 since rising to a record $6.459 on Oct. 5.
The national average price rose one-tenth of a cent to $3.535, a day after dropping three-tenths of a cent. The national average price is two-tenths of a cent less than one week ago, 13.3 cents lower than one month ago, and 93.5 cents less than one year ago. It has dropped $1.481 since rising to a record $5.016 on June 14.