The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County ticked up one-tenth of a cent Sunday to $4.601, after remaining unchanged for five of the previous six days.

The average price is four-tenths of a cent less than one week ago, but 13.9 cents more than one month ago and 18.1 cents higher than one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and the Oil Price Information Service. It has dropped $1.772 since rising to a record $6.373 on Oct. 5, 2022.

The national average price dropped for the ninth time in 10 days, decreasing a half-cent to $3.132. It is 5.1 cents less than one week ago, 7.8 cents less than one month ago and 8.8 cents less than one year ago. It has dropped $1.884 since rising to a record $5.016 on June 14, 2022.

The AAA attributes the dropping

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