The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County rose Monday for the second time in 28 days, increasing three-tenths of a cent to $4.456.
The average price began a seven-day streak of decreases May 20, rose one-tenth of a cent May 27, then dropped each of the next 17 days, until remaining unchanged Saturday, according to figures from AAA and the Oil Price Information Service. It dropped two-tenths of a cent Sunday.
The average price is 5.5 cents less than one week ago, 24.2 cents lower than one month ago and 27 cents below what it was one year ago. It has dropped $1.917 since rising to a record $6.373 on Oct. 5, 2022.
The national average price rose a half-cent to $3.14, its sixth consecutive increase after a five-day streak of decreases totaling 2.2 cents. It has risen 1.9 cents over the past six days, including two-tenths of a cent Sunday.
The national average price is 1.6 cents more than one week ago, but 5.2 cents less than one month ago and 30.6 cents lower than one year ago. It has dropped $1.876 since rising to a record $5.016 on June 14, 2022.
“National average will start to rise this week and by July 4 could be $3.25-$3.40/gal based on current situation,” Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, which provides real-time gas price information from more than 150,000 stations, wrote on social media Sunday.
“Not going to see records.”