Southern California Gasoline Prices Fall Slightly

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County fell two-tenths of a cent Tuesday to $3.125, ending a six-day streak of rising prices.
  
Despite the slight decrease, the average price is 1.9 cents more than a week ago, 2 cents more than a month ago and 27.4 cents more than this time last year, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.
   
The Orange County average price was unchanged today, remaining at $3.122, after falling one-tenth of a cent each of the past two days.  The Orange County average price is 1.4 cents more than a week ago, 2.3 cents more than a month ago and 27.6 cents more than this time last year.

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire fell a half-cent today to $3.101, a day after falling two-tenths of a cent.
  
The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties is two-tenths of a cent more than a week ago, 1.2 cents more than a month ago and 25.7 cents more than this time last year, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County was unchanged Tuesday, remaining at $3.126, The average price is 1.5 cents more than a week ago, 1.7 cents more than a month ago and 30.6 cents more than this time last year, according to AAA and Oil Price Information Service.
  
The national average price for a gallon of self-serve unleaded regular gasoline fell three-tenths of a cent today to $2.719, six-tenths of a cent more than a week ago, 1.5 cents more than a month ago and 25.4 cents more than this time last year.
  
Gasoline prices in California are typically higher than the national average and among the highest in the nation because of taxes and a longtime state law mandating a ``boutique blend'' of fuel to reduce polluting emissions, Marie Montgomery, an Automobile Club of Southern California public relations specialist, told City News Service.

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