Average County Gas Price At Highest Amount Since October 2019

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA — The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County rose 1.5 cents Friday to $4.066, its highest amount since Oct. 24, 2019.

The average price has risen 16 of the past 18 days, increasing 8.8 cents, including eight-tenths of a cent on Thursday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It is 4.2 cents higher than one week ago, 11.7 cents more than one month ago and $1.277 greater than one year ago.

The average price has risen 74 of the past 81 days, increasing 58.7 cents and 83.9 cents since the start of the year.

Sightly reduced gasoline production and inventories are continuing to put upward pressure on Southern California gas prices, according to Jeffrey Spring, the Automobile Club of Southern California's corporate communications manager.

The large price increase from one year ago is the result of a significant decrease during the early stage of the coronavirus pandemic, when driving and demand dropped substantially because of stay-at-home orders intended to reduce the spread of the virus.

The average price is 1.9 cents less than it was on April 30, 2019.

— City News Service