A Sign of Labor Day

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