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Gas Prices Fall For Seventh Straight Day

This is a good time to fill 'er up.

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County fell today for the seventh consecutive day, dropping 1 cent to $4.346, one day after decreasing seven-tenths of a cent.

The average price is 6.1 cents less than one week ago, but 13.9 cents
more than one month ago and 21.2 cents higher than one year ago.  

The Orange County average price also fell today for the seventh
consecutive day, dropping eight-tenths of a cent to $4.325, one day after
decreasing nine-tenths of a cent.

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The Orange County average price is 6.4 cents less than one week ago, but 14.6 cents more than one month ago and 21.9 cents higher than one year ago.   

The falling pump prices follow a nearly 30 cents per gallon decrease in
the wholesale price of California-blend gasoline on the New York Mercantile
Exchange early last week.

Find out what's happening in Agoura Hillswith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Analysts said the completion of maintenance at refineries in Southern
California and Northern California helped end record-low inventories, ushering
in lower wholesale prices.

To find the lowest gas prices in Agoura, click onto our "Commute" link at the top of the page.

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