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The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County was unchanged Monday at $5.338 for the second day in a row.
The average price dropped $1.124 since rising to a record high $6.462 on June 14. It was unchanged on Sunday, according to figures from the AAA and the Oil Price Information Service. The streak of decreases was the longest since a 92-day streak from Oct. 2, 2014-Jan. 1, 2015.
The average price is 5.6 cents less than one week ago and 50.3 cents lower than one month ago, but 95.1 cents more than one year ago.
The Orange County average price rose two-tenths of a cent to $5.241 after increasing two-tenths of a cent Saturday and nine-tenths of a cent Friday, its first increase since June 12. It is 4.2 cents less than one week ago and 49.3 cents lower than one month ago, but 88.7 cents more than one year ago.
The national average price dropped for the 69th consecutive day since rising to a record, decreasing three-tenths of a cent to $3.901. It has dropped $1.115 since rising to a record $5.016 on June 14, including four-tenths of a cent Sunday.
The national average price is 5.5 cents less than one week ago and 51.2 cents lower than one month ago, but 73.8 cents more than one year ago.