Average Gas Price Still 47.8 Cents Less Than 2008 Record High

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire rose 1.7 cents Sunday to $4.136, the most since Aug. 8, 2008.

The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties is 8.6 cents above what it was one week ago, 22.3 cents higher than one month ago and $1.036 greater than it was one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.

However, the average price is 47.8 cents less than the record high of $4.614 set on June 22, 2008.

The average price has risen 18 of the past 19 days and 58 of the past 60. A 41-day streak of increases ended March 22 with a decrease of a half-cent.

A 12-day streak ended April 4 with a decrease of one-tenth of a cent. --City News Service