A run of 17 decreases in 18 days to the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County totaling 23.6 cents ended Sunday with an increase of two-tenths of a cent to $5.737.
The average price dropped 12 consecutive days, was unchanged Monday and resumed dropping Tuesday. The run followed a 36-day streak of increases totaling $1.266 that pushed the average price to a record $5.971 March 29.
The average price is 5.6 cents less than one week ago and 3.8 cents lower than one month ago but $1.80 higher than one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.