The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County dropped eight-tenths of a cent Sunday to $6.082, its third consecutive slight decrease after a 16-day streak of increases that saw it rise 34.1 cents.
The average price is 7 cents more than one week ago, 22.5 cents more than one month ago and $1.436 more than one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.
It has risen $1.531 since the joint U.S./Israel attack on Iran on Feb. 28, moving within 29.1 cents of the record $6.373 set on Oct. 5, 2022.
The national average price also dropped eight-tenths of a cent, to $4.522. The national average price has decreased three straight days following a 16-day streak of increases that saw it rise 54.8 cents to its highest amount since July 16, 2022. It is 7.6 cents more than one week ago, 36.9 cents more than one month ago and $1.383 more than one year ago. The average price has risen $1.551 since the attack on Iran, moving within 49.4 cents of the record $5.016 set June 14, 2022.