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Southland Gasoline Prices Record Rare Declines
It's your price at the pump heading into the weekend of March 16-18; use our handy Patch tool to find your lowest gas prices in the neighborhood.
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County declined today for the second time in 39 days, dropping four-tenths of a cent to $4.395.
The other decline during that span came on March 5, when a decrease of two-tenths of a cent ended a 27-day streak of rising prices. Prices then rose nine of the next 10 days, with the increases interrupted March 8 when the price was unchanged.
The average price is 1.3 cents more than one week ago, 44.8 cents higher than a month ago and 42.2 cents greater than a year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.
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The Orange County average price fell three-tenths of a cent to $4.377, the second consecutive decrease following a six-day streak of increases.
The Orange County average price is 1.1 cents more than one week ago, 43.8 cents higher than a month ago and 42.2 cents greater than a year ago.
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"California's wholesale gasoline prices have reportedly dropped by 50 cents from their high point reached in February, so if that drop sticks, cheaper gasoline should soon be making its way to the pumps,'' said Jeffrey Spring of the Automobile Club of Southern California.
"However, we know that prices are particularly volatile in the spring and any incident relating to supply could send wholesale prices back up.''
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