Gas Prices Drop For 27th Consecutive Day In LA, Reach $6.14

LOS ANGELES, CA — Gas prices continued to make promising drops Monday as Angelenos inched closer and closer to $6 per gallon.

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Monday for the 27th consecutive day and 28th time in 29 days, decreasing nine-tenths of a cent to $6.148.

The average price for a gallon of gas was $6.15 on Sunday and $6.28 just a week ago, according to AAA. Over the last 29 days the price has dropped 31.2 cents.

Los Angeles still sits just above the statewide average price of $6.08 and well above the national average of $4.67. California had one of the biggest weekly price drop in the country, topped only by Illinois, Texas and Ohio, according to AAA.

The drop comes as gas demand slightly increased across the country, which AAA attributed to 4th of July travel.

“Usually, more people buying gas would lead to higher pump prices,” AAA spokesperson Andrew Gross said in a news release. “But the price for oil, the main ingredient in gasoline, has fallen and is hovering around $100 a barrel. Less expensive oil usually means less expensive gas.”

Gas prices have made similar drops at a national scale. The national average price dropped for the 27th consecutive day Monday following an 18-day streak of increases. It has dropped 33.8 cents over the past 27 days, including 1.2 cents Sunday, after rising 41.5 cents during the 18-day streak of increases.

City News Service contributed to this report.