The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County dropped Saturday for the 10th time in 11 days, decreasing 1.2 cents to $4.787.
The average price has dropped 6.6 cents over the past 11 days, including nine-tenths of a cent on Friday, according to figures from the AAA and the Oil Price Information Service. It is 3 cents less than one week ago and $1.473 lower than one year ago but 1.1 cents more than one month ago.
The average price has dropped $1.586 since rising to a record $6.373 on Oct. 5.
The national average price dropped six-tenths of a cent to $3.578, one day after remaining unchanged. It is one-tenth of a cent more than one week ago and 1.7 cents higher than one month ago but $1.348 less than one year ago.
The national average price has dropped $1.438 since rising to a record $5.016 on June 14, 2022.