The average price of a gallon of self-service regular gasoline in Riverside County rose for the third day in a row, rising two-tenths of a cent Monday to $4.267, a day after increasing 1.2 cents.
The average price is one-tenth of a cent more than one week ago, but 6.7 cents less than one month ago and 25.5 cents less than one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It has dropped $2.106 since rising to a record $6.373 on Oct. 5, 2022.
The national average price of a gallon of self-service regular gasoline was unchanged at $3.042, a day after dropping four-tenths of a cent. It is 1.8 cents more than one week ago, but 1.6 cents less than one month ago and 8.6 cents less than one year ago.
The national average price has dropped $1.974 since rising to a record $5.016 on June 14, 2022.