The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County rose four-tenths of a cent Monday to $4.498, a day after it was unchanged.
The average price is 1.1 cents more than one week ago but 16.2 cents less than one month ago and 41.7 cents lower than one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It has dropped $1.875 since rising to a record $6.373 on Oct. 5, 2022.
The national average price rose two-tenths of a cent to $3.128, a day after dropping one-tenth of a cent. It is 5 cents more than one week ago but 1.6 cents less than one month ago and 40.5 cents lower than one year ago.
The national average price has dropped $1.888 since rising to a record $5.016 on June 14, 2022.