A car is shown at a gas station near the San Diego State University campus in 2018.
A car is shown at a gas station near the San Diego State University campus. Photo by Megan Wood via inewsource

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County dropped Sunday for the fifth consecutive day, decreasing 1.1 cents to $5.935.

The average price has dropped 8.3 cents over the past five days, including 2.4 cents Saturday, the largest decrease since March 26, 2020, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.

The decreases follow a 35-day streak of increases totaling $1.274.

The average price is 7.8 cents less than one week ago but 96 cents more than one month ago and $1.971 higher than one year ago.

City News Service contributed to this article.