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Inland Empire Gasoline Price Drops For 17th Day

The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties has fallen 22.7 cents over the past 17 days.

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By City News Service

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire dropped Monday for the 17th consecutive day, decreasing 1.2 cents to $3.971.

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The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties has fallen 22.7 cents over the past 17 days, including 2.7 cents on Sunday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.

The decreases follow a nine-day streak of increases totaling 72.1 cents that pushed the average price to its highest amount since May 12, 2014.

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The average price is 13.7 cents less than one week ago but 48.8 cents more than one month ago and 3.8 cents higher than one year ago.

The state’s highest average price is $4.018 in Los Angeles County, one of two remaining areas in the state with an average above $4. The other is Ventura County at $4.006.

The lowest average is $3.224 in the Yuba City area in the Greater Sacramento region.

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