The average price of a gallon of self-service regular gasoline in Riverside County dropped Thursday to its lowest amount since Dec. 28, 2022, decreasing 1.2 cents to $4.304.
The average price has dropped five consecutive days, decreasing 3.1 cents, including a half-cent Wednesday, after remaining unchanged over the previous three days, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.
The average price is 3 cents less than one week ago, 6.3 cents lower than one month ago and 41.8 cents below what it was one year ago. It has dropped $2.069 since rising to a record $6.373 on Oct. 5, 2022.
The streak of decreases to the national average price was extended to eight days, but barely, as it dropped one-tenth of a cent to $3.032. It has decreased 4.1 cents over the past eight days, including four-tenths of a cent Wednesday, after back-to-back increases totaling 1.7 cents.
The national average price is 3.3 cents less than one week ago, 7 cents lower than one month ago and 19.7 cents below what it was one year ago. It has dropped $1.984 since rising to a record $5.016 on June 14, 2022.