Gas Prices Stay Down For Labor Day Holiday Weekend
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Thursday to its lowest amount since April 28, decreasing 2.6 cents to $3.526, just in time for the Labor Day holiday weekend.
The decrease comes one day after an 18-day streak of decreases ended when the average price was unchanged, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.
The average price is 10 cents less than a week ago, 49.2 cents lower than a month ago and 30.5 cents below what it was a year ago.
A 19-day streak of decreases to the Orange County average price ended Thursday when it rose 1.5 cents to $3.493. The Orange County average price had fallen 35.7 cents during the streak to its lowest amount since April 26.
The Orange County average price is 6.8 cents less than a week ago, 49.6 cents lower than a month ago and 30.7 cents below what it was a year ago.
This holiday weekend, about 4 million people statewide are expected to hit the road, up 3.99 million last year. About 3.2 million of those people are expected to drive, according to the Auto Club.
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