The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County dropped Thursday for the ninth time in 10 days, decreasing 1.2 cents to $4.722.
The average price has dropped 9.4 cents over the past 10 days, including eight-tenths of a cent Wednesday, according to figures from the AAA and the Oil Price Information Service. It dropped six consecutive days, rose one-tenth of a cent Monday and resumed dropping Tuesday.
The average price is 5.3 cents less than one week ago and 59.7 cents lower than one year ago but 23.5 cents more than one month ago. It has dropped $1.651 since rising to a record $6.373 on Oct. 5, 2022…