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The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County dropped for the 26th time in the last 27 days Sunday, decreasing two-tenths of a cent to $5.107.

The average price has decreased 24.7 cents over the past 27 days, including 1.5 cents Saturday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It is 9 cents less than one week ago and 25.1 cents less than one month ago, but 24.7 cents more than one year ago. It has dropped $1.328 since rising to a record $6.435 on Oct. 5, 2022.

The national average price dropped six-tenths of a cent to $3.593. It is two-tenths of a cent more than one week ago, 6.7 cents less than one month ago, and 2.1 cents more than one year ago. The national average price has dropped $1.423 since rising to a record $5.016 on June 14, 2022.