The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County rose seven-tenths of a cent Tuesday to $4.956 after dropping 1.3 cents over the previous seven days.
The average price is a half-cent less than one week ago and 74.2 cents lower than one year ago but 7.1 cents more than one week ago, according to figures from the AAA and the Oil Price Information Service. It has dropped $1.417 since rising to a record $6.373 on Oct. 5.
The national average price rose four cents to $3.636, its seventh consecutive increase. It has increased 7.3 cents over the past seven days, including two-tenths of a cent Monday. It is 6.2 cents more than one month ago but 71.9 cents less than one year ago.
The national average price has dropped $1.38 since rising to a record $5.016 on June 14, 2022.
“If you’re a motorist with a tank on “E,” you probably would be wise to fill up sooner rather than later, Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, which provides real-time gas price information from more than 150,000 stations, tweeted Monday.
“The national average price of gasoline could rise 5-10 (cents per gallon) this week with increases of 10-25 (cents per gallon) in some states.”
–City News Service
