The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County dropped nine-tenths of a cent Sunday to $5.24.
The average price is 3.4 cents more than one week ago, 40.3 cents less than one month ago and 87.1 cents more than one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It has increased 68.9 cents since the start of the joint U.S./Israel attack on Iran on Feb. 28, which sent oil prices higher and drastically accelerated increases at the gas pump.
The national average price fell six-tenths of a cent to $3.876. It is 7.2 cents more than one week ago, 23.2 cents less than one month ago and 71.8 cents more than one year ago. It has increased 89.4 cents since the attack on Iran.