Inland Empire gas price rises for second day

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular  gasoline in the Inland Empire rose two-tenths of a cent Monday to $3.776, one  day after increasing for the first time since Oct. 8.
      Despite the back-to-back increases, the average price in Riverside and  San Bernardino counties is 2.3 cents less than one week ago and 48.5 cents  lower than one month ago, but 5.1 cents more than one year ago, according to  figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.
      The average price rose a half-cent Sunday. It decreased for 36  consecutive days, was unchanged Nov. 14, resumed dropping the following day and  was unchanged again last Monday.