SAN DIEGO — Editor's Note: The video featured in this story shows gas prices in San Diego in 1997.
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County dropped Tuesday for the 22nd consecutive day and the 27th time in 28 days. Prices decreased three-tenths of a cent to $4.824, the lowest amount since Feb. 21.
The average price has dropped 11.6 cents over the past 28 days, including two-tenths of a cent Monday, according to figures from the AAA and the Oil Price Information Service.
It is 2.2 cents less than one week ago, 11.2 cents lower than one month ago, and $1.134 below what it was one year ago.
The average price has dropped $1.611 since rising to a record $6.435 on Oct. 5.
"Increasing demand for gasoline would usually drive pump prices higher, but the cost for oil has remained low lately, so drivers should benefit from stable pump prices as Memorial Day draws near," said Andrew Gross, an AAA national public relations manager.
The national average price dropped for the third time in four days after three consecutive increases totaling 1.6 cents, dropping four-tenths of a cent to $3.531. It is a half-cent more than one week ago but 13.8 cents less than one month ago and 95.2 cents lower than one year ago.
The national average price rose one-tenth of a cent Monday and dropped three-tenths of a cent Sunday and a half-cent Saturday. It has dropped $1.485 since rising to a record $5.016 on June 14.
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