Los Angeles-Long Beach Gas Average Falls Again Sunday, to $5.978 a Gallon, AAA Says
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area fell to $5.9779 on Sunday, down from $5.9839 on Saturday and $6.0981 a week ago, according to AAA's daily figures.
Gas prices kept easing in the Los Angeles area on Sunday. AAA's daily survey put the Los Angeles-Long Beach average for a gallon of regular gasoline at $5.9779, down six-tenths of a cent from Saturday's $5.9839, down 12 cents from a week ago and down about 46 cents from a month ago, though still about $1.23 above the average of a year ago.
The statewide picture moved the same way. California's average fell to $5.9055 on Sunday from $5.9109 on Saturday, and the national average stood at $4.1732, AAA said. In Orange County, the metro average was $5.8665, essentially flat from Saturday's $5.8649 and down from $6.4052 a month ago.
The Los Angeles-Long Beach average remains well below its record high for regular gasoline of $6.4938, set October 5, 2022, in AAA's figures. Diesel in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area averaged $8.3983 on Sunday, down from $8.4137 on Saturday.
