The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County dropped for the sixth consecutive day Sunday, decreasing a half-cent to $4.751.
The average price is 6.2 cents less than one week ago, 25.2 cents more than one month ago and 55 cents less than one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and the Oil Price Information Service. It has dropped $1.622 since rising to a record $6.373 on Oct. 5, 2022.
The decreases follow a run of 14 increases in 15 days totaling 32.2 cents that boosted the average price to its highest amount since June 8.
The national average price dropped for the eighth time in the last nine days, decreasing seven-tenths of a cent to $3.189. It is 6.9 cents less than one week ago, 11 cents more than one month ago and 44.4 cents less than one year ago. The national average price has dropped $1.827 since rising to a record $5.016 on June 14, 2022.