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Hurry to the Pumps! Streak of Rising Gas Prices Near Murrieta Ends
The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties rose 5.4 cents during the nine-day streak, analysts said.
A nine-day streak of increases to the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire ended Friday with a decrease of one-tenth of a cent to $2.645.
The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties rose 5.4 cents during the streak, including three-tenths of a cent on both Wednesday and Thursday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.
The increases began one day after the end of a 35-day streak of decreases totaling 30.1 cents, which dropped the average price to its lowest amount since March 11.
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The average price is 3.2 cents more than one week ago but 15.2 cents less than one month ago and 93.7 cents lower than one year ago.
– By City News Service / Patch file photo by Renee Schiavone.
