A car is shown at a gas station near the San Diego State University campus on Sept. 5, 2018. (Megan Wood/inewsource)
A car is shown at a gas station near the San Diego State University campus on Sept. 5, 2018. (Megan Wood/inewsource)

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County dropped one-tenth of a cent Sunday to $3.206 after three consecutive increases totaling nine-tenths of a cent.

The increases followed back-to-back decreases of four-tenths of a cent, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.

The average price is four-tenths of a cent more than a week ago and 5 cents higher than one month ago but 39.7 cents less than one year ago. It has dropped 39.6 cents since the start of the year.

–City News Service