Average San Diego County Gas Price Sets 2021 High

San Diego CA

04 October, 2021

5:32 PM

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By Elizabeth Ireland, Times of San Diego October 4, 2021 The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County rose to its 2021 high Sunday, increasing a half-cent to $4.361, erasing the previous high of $4.359 set Aug. 16. The average price is 1.2 cents more than one week ago, seven-tenths of a cent higher than one month ago and $1.172 greater than one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. The average price has risen $1.134 since the start of the year. It dropped one-tenth of a cent on both Friday and Saturday. The all-time record is $4.725, set on Oct. 8, 2012. Refinery problems related to the Sept. 17 earthquake centered in Carson continue to keep Southern California gas prices at a high level at a time when prices customarily decline because of decreased demand following the end of the summer vacation driving season, according to Jeffrey Spring, the Automobile Club of Southern California's corporate communications manager. City News Service contributed to this article. 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.