Summer Is Here: Average San Diego County Gas Price Now $1 More Than New Year's Eve!

San Diego CA

19 June, 2021

2:21 PM

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By Debbie L. Sklar, Times of San Diego June 19, 2021 The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County rose three-tenths of a cent Saturday to $4.227, $1 higher than on New Year's Eve. Much of the increase since the start of the year is the result of a run of 87 increases in 94 days from Feb. 9-May 13 totaling 66.4 cents caused at the time by "higher oil prices and higher demand," said Marie Montgomery, a public relations specialist with the Automobile Club of Southern California. The average price is at its highest amount since July 16, 2015, and 1 cent higher than one week ago, 7.1 cents more than one month ago and $1.176 greater than one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. The large price increase from one year ago is the result of a significant decrease during the early stage of the coronavirus pandemic, when driving and demand dropped substantially because of stay-at-home orders intended to reduce the spread of the virus. –City News Service Times of San Diego is an independent online news site covering the San Diego metropolitan area. Our journalists report on politics, crime, business, sports, education, arts, the military and everyday life in San Diego. No subscription is required, and you can sign up for a free daily newsletter with a summary of the latest news.