Average Gas Price Rises Slightly In San Diego County

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA — The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County rose three-tenths of a cent Monday to $4.631.

The average price is the same as it was one week ago, nine-tenths of a cent less than one month ago, and $1.379 higher than one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.

It has dropped 3.9 cents since rising to $4.67 on Nov. 28, its highest amount since Oct. 12, 2012.

"Oil prices are climbing again due to civil unrest in a couple of oil producing countries but that impact seems to be tempered by concerns about what the Omicron variant of COVID may do to gasoline demand," said Jeffrey Spring, the Automobile Club of Southern California's corporate communications manager.

Crude oil costs account for slightly more than half of the pump price, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

— City News Service