Coachella Valley Gas Prices Drop For First Time In 41 Days
A 41-day streak of increases to the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire ended today with a decrease of a half-cent to $3.95.
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The average price rose 57.2 cents during the streak that began Feb. 9. The increases pushed the average price to its highest amount since Aug. 20, 2008.
Despite the daily decrease, the average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties is nine-tenths of a cent higher than a week ago, 40.9 cents above what it was one month ago and 85.6 cents greater than it was one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.