The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Thursday, Dec.4, for the 64th consecutive day, decreasing 1.4 cents to $3.07, its lowest amount since Oct. 10, 2010.
In Pacific Palisades, the lowest amount listed was $3.25 per gallon for cash purchases at the Shell station at 17301 Pacific Coast Highway.
The second lowest was $3.77 per gallon at Palisades Gas and Wash and the rest of the stations in town were tied at $3.79 per gallon, according to GasBuddy.com.
Countywide, the average price decreased 64.5 cents during the streak, including seven-tenths of a cent on Wednesday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.
The streak is the longest since a 91-day streak from Sept. 17-Dec. 16, 2008.
The average price is 3.4 cents less than one week ago, 25.2 cents lower than one month ago and 55.7 cents below what it was one year ago.
As of 2 p.m. Thursday, the national average was about $2.72 per gallon and in the city of Los Angeles about $3.060 per gallon, according to GasBuddy.com.
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