Los Angeles County Gas Average Falls for the 30th Time in 31 Days, to $5.977 a Gallon, AAA Says
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County fell six-tenths of a cent Sunday to $5.977, its 30th drop in 31 days, according to figures from the AAA and the Oil Price Information Service.
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped for the 30th time in 31 days on Sunday, falling six-tenths of a cent to $5.977, according to figures from the AAA and the Oil Price Information Service reported by City News Service. The county average has decreased 46.2 cents during the last 31 days, including 1.3 cents on Saturday.
The run of decreases follows a 44-day streak of increases that brought the average price within 5.4 cents of its record high of $6.493, set October 5, 2022. The Los Angeles County average is now 12.1 cents less than one week ago and 46.2 cents less than one month ago, but $1.23 more than one year ago, and it has increased $1.283 since February 28.
In Orange County, the average price increased two-tenths of a cent to $5.866, ending a streak of 30 consecutive decreases during which it dropped 54.1 cents. The streak of dropping prices in Southern California began four days after Governor Gavin Newsom's September 28 announcement that cheaper winter-blend gasoline would be allowed to be sold immediately instead of the customary November 1 date. The national average dropped for the eighth consecutive day, decreasing 1 cent to $4.173.
