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Little Change To Average Riverside County Gas Price
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - The run of decreases to the average price of a
gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County was extended today to
eight in nine days, but barely, dropping two-tenths of a cent to $5.792.
The average price had dropped at least 1.1 cents six of the previous
eight days, including 1.6 cents on Thursday, according to figures from the AAA
and Oil Price Information Service. It has dropped 9.1 cents over the past nine
days.
The average price is 6.5 cents less than one week ago but 28.3 cents
more than one month ago and $1.07 higher than one year ago. It is 58.1 cents
less than the record $6.373 set on Oct. 5, 2022.
Prices were rising slightly in line with seasonal norms before the
joint U.S./Israel attack on Iran on Feb. 28 sent oil prices higher and
drastically accelerated increases at the gas pump. Prices began to fall
slightly after the announcement of a ceasefire April 7, though subsequent peace
talks in Pakistan failed to produce a deal.
``Today, the least expensive gas stations in Southern California are
charging less than $5.20 a gallon,'' Kandace Redd, the Automobile Club of
Southern California's senior public affairs specialist, said in a statement
released Thursday.
``If oil prices drop further and supplies in California are stable, we
could see pump prices continue to decline.''
The national average price dropped for the seventh time in eight days,
decreasing 1.7 cents to $4.076. It dropped three consecutive days, was
unchanged on Monday and resumed falling on Tuesday. It has decreased 9 cents
over the past eight days, including 1.5 cents on Thursday.
The national average price is 7.7 cents less than one week ago but
28.6 cents more than one month ago and 90.9 cents higher than one year ago. It
is 94 cents less than the record $5.016 set on June 14, 2022.
Copyright 2026, City News Service, Inc.
By: City News Service
April 17, 2026
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