The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped 2.6 cents Saturday to $6.08, its 11th decrease in the last 12 days.
The average price has fallen 13.2 cents over the past 12 days, including 1.9 cents Friday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It is 9.5 cents less than one week ago and 2.4 cents less than one month ago, but $1.209 more than one year ago.
The average price has increased $1.386 since the joint U.S./Israel attack on Iran began Feb. 28, moving within 41.4 cents of the record $6.494 set on Oct. 5, 2022.
The Orange County average price dropped for the 16th time in 17 days, falling 3.1 cents to $5.995, the first time since it has been under $6 a gallon since April 27. It has dropped 19.7 cents over the past 17 days, including 3 cents Friday.
It is 13.2 cents less than one week ago and 7.4 cents less than one month ago, but $1.311 more than one year ago. The Orange County average price has increased $1.359 since the attack on Iran, moving within 46.4 cents of the record $6.459 set on Oct. 5, 2022.
“With oil prices dipping below $100 a barrel, we are seeing gas prices drop throughout California and nationwide,” Kandace Redd, the Automobile Club of Southern California’s senior public affairs specialist, said in a statement released Thursday. “It’s hard to predict if that trend will continue, but if it does, Southern California drivers could see average gas prices drop below $6 a gallon soon.”
The national average price dropped for the ninth consecutive day, decreasing 3.5 cents to $4.356. It has dropped 20.8 cents over the past nine days, including 3.5 cents Friday.
The national average price is 17.3 cents less than one week ago, but 5.6 cents more than one month ago and $1.194 more than one year ago. It has risen $1.374 since the attack on Iran, moving within 66 cents of the record $5.016 set on June 14, 2022.