RIVERSIDE – The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire fell by 1.3 cents in a day, according to figures released Wednesday by the Oil Price Information Service.

The average in Riverside and San Bernardino counties dropped to $4.539 from Tuesday's average of $4.552.

The average is 7.5 lower than the record high of $4.614 set June 22 but 9.5 cents higher than last month and $1.465 higher than at this time last year.