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Streak of Rising Gasoline Prices Ends in Lake Elsinore-Wildomar
The 20 days of price increases ended with a decrease of one-tenth of a cent.
By City News Service
A 20-day streak of increases that pushed the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Lake Elsinore-Wildomar area to its highest amount since Sept. 12 ended Thursday with a decrease of one-tenth of a cent.
The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties of $3.757 is 20.6 cents more than one week ago and 58.9 cents higher than one month ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.
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However, it is 49.8 cents less than one year ago.
The average price rose 64.9 cents during the streak, including four-tenths of a cent on Wednesday.
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