The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County dropped Friday for the 17th time in 18 days, dropping 1 cent to $4.489.
The average price has decreased 17.1 cents over the past 18 days, including 1.4 cents Thursday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It dropped five consecutive days, was unchanged March 2 and resumed dropping the next day.
The average price is 7.8 cents less than one week ago, 15.8 cents lower than one month and 31.6 cents below one year ago. It has dropped $1.884 since rising to a record $6.373 on Oct. 5, 2022…