LOS ANGELES – The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped for the fifth consecutive day Saturday, decreasing four-tenths of a cent to $4.833.
The average price has dropped 5.4 cents over the past five days, including 1.4 cents Friday, according to figures from the AAA and the Oil Price Information Service. The decreases follow a 12-day streak of increases totaling 26.4 cents that boosted the average price to its highest amount since April 10.
The average price is 4.9 cents less than one week ago, but 12.9 cents more than one month ago and 36 cents more than one year ago. It has dropped $1.66 since rising to a record $6.493 on Oct. 5, 2022…