The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped eight-tenths of a cent to $4.351 Tuesday, one day after rising eight-tenths of a cent.
The average price is nine-tenths of a cent less than one week ago, 11.6 cents lower than one month ago and 14.6 cents below what it was one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.
The average price has dropped $2.143 since rising to a record $6.494 on Oct. 5, 2022.
The Orange County average price dropped two-tenths of a cent to $4.228, its lowest amount since June 22, 2021. It is 1 cent less than one week ago, 13.4 cents lower than one month ago and 21.5 cents below what it was one year ago.
The Orange County average price has dropped $2.231 since rising to a record $6.459 on Oct. 5, 2022.
“Drivers should continue to aggressively shop for the lowest gas prices … to take advantage of these lower prices while they last,” Doug Shupe, the Automobile Club of Southern California’s corporate communications manager, said in a statement last week.
The national average price fell six-tenths of a cent to $2.824. It is 2.9 cents more than one week ago, but 7.2 cents less than one month ago and 29.6 cents less than one year ago. The national average price has dropped $2.192 since rising to a record $5.016 on June 14, 2022.