The Cost to Fill Up Near Murrieta Continues to Rise

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire rose Sunday for the 30th consecutive day, increasing 3.2 cents to $3.422, its highest amount since Oct. 23.

The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties has increased $1.024 during the streak, including 8.5 cents on Saturday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.

The average price is 42.6 cents more than one week ago and $1.01 higher than one month ago, but 47.8 cents less than one year ago.

The increasing prices are the result of reduced supply, stemming from the customary first-quarter refinery maintenance connected with the switch to production of summer blend gasoline, combined with outages at several refineries and a strike by refinery workers represented by United Steelworkers.

— City News Service.

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