Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Average LA County Gas Price Drops For Seventh Consecutive Day

By STEVEN HERBERT, City News Service

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Wednesday for the seventh consecutive day, decreasing six-tenths of a cent to $5.979.

The streak is the longest since a 13-day streak from Dec. 9-21, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. The average price has dropped 6.9 cents over the past seven days, including four- tenths of a cent on Tuesday.

The average price is 38.2 cents more than one month ago and $1.117 more than one year ago. It is 51.5 cents less than the record $6.494 set on Oct. 5, 2022.

Prices were rising slightly in line with seasonal norms before the joint U.S./Israel attack on Iran on Feb. 28 sent oil prices higher and drastically accelerated increases at the gas pump. Prices began to fall slightly after the announcement of a ceasefire on April 7, though subsequent peace talks in Pakistan failed to produce a deal.

The national average price dropped for the fifth time in six days, decreasing 1 cent to $4.108. It dropped three consecutive days, was unchanged on Monday and resumed falling on Tuesday. It has decreased 5.8 cents over the past six days, including seven-tenths of a cent on Tuesday.

The national average price is 5.6 cents less than one week ago, but 40.9 cents more than one month ago and 93.5 cents more than one year ago. It is 90.8 cents less than the record $5.016 set on June 14, 2022.