The average price of a gallon of self-service regular gasoline in Riverside County dropped for the ninth day in a row decreasing a half-cent Wednesday to $4.399, a day after dropping 1.1 cents.
The average price has dropped 6 cents over the past nine days, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It is 3.7 cents less than one week ago, 8 cents lower than one month ago and $1.718 below what it was one year ago.
The average price has dropped $1.974 since rising to a record $6.373 on Oct. 5, 2022.
The national average price dropped for the fifth consecutive day after a four-day streak of increases totaling 1.5 cents, decreasing eight-tenths of a cent to $3.196. It has dropped 2.7 cents over the past five days, including 1.2 cents Tuesday.
The national average price is 1.7 cents less than one week ago, 13.5 cents lower than one month ago and 61.8 cents below what it was one year ago. It has dropped $1.82 since rising to a record $5.016 on June 14, 2022.