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Streak Of Rising Gas Prices In Riverside County Ends At 23 Days
The average price rose 18.6 cents during the streak, including 1.7 cents on Thursday.
![A 23-day streak of increases to the average price ofa gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County ended Friday.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/23735283/20200529/111528/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-80133493___29111348695.jpg)
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA—A 23-day streak of increases to the average price ofa gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County ended Friday when it dropped three-tenths of a cent to $2.843.
The average price rose 18.6 cents during the streak, including 1.7 cents on Thursday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.
The streak followed a run of 58 decreases in 62 days totaling 80.6 cents, which dropped the average price to its lowest amount since Aug. 30,2016.
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The average price is 4.6 cents more than a week ago and 17.7 cents higher than one month ago, but $1.072 less than one year ago. It has dropped 66.5 cents since the start of the year.
— By City News Service