The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County dropped Thursday for the 10th consecutive day, decreasing 1 cent to $5.202.
The average price has fallen 8.8 cents over the past nine days, including 1.2 cents Wednesday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It is 6.9 cents less than one week ago and 4.8 cents lower than one month ago but 42.9 cents more than one year ago.
The average price has dropped $1.171 since rising to a record $6.373 on Oct. 5, 2022.
The national average price of a gallon of regular gasoline increased two-tenths of a cent to $3.642.
It is 2.9 cents less than one week ago, but 3.4 cents more than one month ago and 11.6 cents higher than one year ago.
The national average price has dropped $1.374 since rising to a record $5.016 on June 14, 2022.