The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County dropped Friday for the 24th consecutive day, falling six-tenths of a cent to $4.125.

Homepage of Oil Price Information Service.
Homepage of Oil Price Information Service.

The average price has dropped 17.5 cents over the past 24 days, including eight-tenths of a cent on Thursday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.

The average price is at its lowest amount since April 10 and 4.3 cents less than a week ago and 15.2 cents lower than one month ago. However, it is 8 cents higher than a year ago.

The declining prices follow a five-day streak of increases that pushed the average price to its highest amount since Feb. 27, 2013.

The streak of decreases is the longest since a 26-day streak from Sept. 19 to Oct. 14, 2013.

— City News Service