A Union 76 gas pump in San Diego. (Staff photo)
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County dropped Friday for the 18th consecutive day, decreasing seven-tenths of a cent to $4.745.
The average price has dropped 19.9 cents over the past 18 days, including 1.6 cents Thursday, according to figures from the AAA and the Oil Price Information Service.
The streak began one day after the end of an 11-day streak of increases totaling 24.8 cents that boosted the average price to its highest amount since June 6, 2024.
The average price is 8.8 cents less than one week ago, but 4.4 cents more than one month ago and 22.5 cents higher than one year ago. It has dropped $1.689 since rising to a record $6.434 on Oct. 5, 2022.
The national average price dropped for the eighth consecutive day, decreasing four-tenths of a cent to $3.022. It has dropped 7.8 cents over the past eight days, including 1.6 cents Thursday.
The streak of dropping national prices follows a four-day streak of increases totaling 2.8 cents.
The national average price is 7.2 cents less than one week ago, 2.2 cents lower than one month ago and 4.3 cents below what it was one year ago. It has dropped $1.994 since rising to a record $5.016 on June 14, 2022.
–City News Service
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