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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Sunday to its highest amount since Nov. 22, increasing six-tenths of a cent to $5.033, rising for the ninth time in 10 days.
The average price has risen 10.3 cents over the past 10 days, including 1.8 cents Saturday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It rose three consecutive days, dropped one-tenth of a cent on Monday and resumed increasing Tuesday.
The average price is 7.5 cents more than week ago, 23.9 cents higher than one month ago and 18.4 cents greater than one year ago. It has dropped $1.461 since rising to a record $6.494 on Oct. 5, 2022.
The Orange County average price rose to its highest amount since Nov. 16, increasing three-tenths of a cent to $4.986, rising for the ninth time in 10 days. It has risen 10.7 cents over the past 10 days, including two cents on Saturday. The Orange County average price rose three consecutive days, dropped two-tenths of a cent Monday and resumed increasing Tuesday.
The Orange County average price is 7.6 cents more than week ago, 24.4 cents higher than it was one month ago and 18.6 cents greater than one year ago. It has dropped $1.473 since rising to a record $6.459 on Oct. 5, 2022.
An 11-day streak of increases to the national average price totaling 14 cents ended with an decrease of one-tenth of a cent to $3.533. It is 7.2 cents more than one week ago, 26.9 cents higher than one month ago and 9.2 cents greater than one year ago.
The national average price has dropped $1.483 since rising to a record $5.016 on June 14, 2022.