The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County dropped two-tenths of a cent Friday to $4.657, a day after dropping a half-cent.
The average price is 2.1 cents less than one week ago, 6.8 cents less than one month ago, and 68.6 cents less than one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It has dropped $1.778 since rising to a record $6.435 on Oct. 5, 2022.
“Southern Californians planning Labor Day road trips will be paying less at the pump than last year,” said Doug Shupe, the Automobile Club of Southern California’s corporate communications manager.
The national average price dropped 1.3 cents to $3.374, a day after dropping 1.1 cents. It is 5.9 cents less than one week ago, 12.8 cents less than one month ago and 47.1 cents less than one year ago.
The national average price has dropped $1.642 since rising to a record $5.016 on June 14, 2022.
— City News Service
