The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Friday for the 24th consecutive day, decreasing six-tenths of a cent to $3.858, its lowest amount since Sept. 25.
The average price has dropped 27.1 cents over the past 24 days, including nine-tenths of a cent Thursday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It is 7.3 cents less than one week ago and 21.3 cents lower than a month ago but 26.2 cents more than one year ago. The average price has risen 46.7 cents since the start of the year.
The Orange County average price dropped for the 25th consecutive day, decreasing four-tenths of a cent to $3.789, its lowest amount since Sept. 24. It has dropped 29.9 cents over the past 25 days, including 1.2 cents on Thursday.
The Orange County average price is 8.2 cents less than a week ago and 23.8 cents lower than one month ago but 25.2 cents more than a year ago. It has risen 44 cents since the start of the year.
