LOS ANGELES (CNS) – The streak of decreases to the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County was extended Monday to 12 days, but barely, when the average price dropped one-tenth of a cent to $5.928.
The average price has dropped 12 cents over the past 12 days, including eight-tenths of a cent Sunday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. The streak is the longest since a 13-day streak from Dec. 9-21, 2025.
The average price is 6.1 cents less than one week ago, but 17.2 cents more than one month ago and $1.094 higher than one year ago. It is 56.6 cents less than the record $6.494 set on Oct. 5, 2022.
The Orange County average price dropped for the 12th time in 13 days, decreasing six-tenths of a cent to $5.847. It has fallen 13.2 cents over the past 13 days, including two-tenths of a cent Sunday. The Orange County average price dropped six consecutive days, rose six-tenths of a cent Tuesday and resumed dropping Wednesday.
The Orange County average price is 5 cents less than one week ago, but 12.6 cents more than one month ago and $1.069 higher than one year ago. It is 61.2 cents less than the record $6.459 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 on April 7, though subsequent peace talks in Pakistan failed to produce a deal.
The national average price dropped for the 10th time in 11 days, decreasing six-tenths of a cent to $4.042. It dropped three consecutive days, was unchanged last Monday and resumed falling Tuesday. It has decreased 12.4 cents over the past 11 days, including 1 cent Sunday.
The national average price is 8.3 cents less than one week ago, but 13 cents more than one month ago and 89.1 cents higher than one year ago. It is 97.4 cents less than the record $5.016 set June 14, 2022.
Gas prices are likely to start rising Monday afternoon after sharp increases to the price of West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil on commodity exchanges, Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, which provides real-time gas price information from more than 150,000 stations, wrote on the social platform X Sunday.
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