A Sign of Labor Day
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Prices at gas pumps typically rise just before the Labor Day weekend. But the average price of self-service regular in Southern California is about 12 cents more this year compared with last. And since January, a gallon of self-serve regular is about 20 cents more. Story, D1
Gallon of unleaded, self-serve
PRICE TODAY: $1.40
PRICE A YEAR AGO: $1.28
WHAT A PRICE HIKE COSTS CONSUMERS
If you commute . . . : it costs this much extra/month
100 miles per day: $16
75 miles: $12
50 miles: $8
25 miles: $4
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Added costs of a round trip from L.A. to . . .
Las Vegas: $4.35
Big Sur: $4.56
Yosemite: $4.83
San Francisco: $6.19
Note: Based on what a 20-cent-per-gallon increase costs a driver getting 25 miles per gallon.
Source: The Lundberg Survey, Camarillo
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