Motor vehicle fuel sales, 2014
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Released: 2015-07-30
Canada's gross sales of gasoline for which road taxes were paid rose 1.4% in 2014 to 43.5 billion litres.
Quebec led the increase in gross sales in 2014, up 7.0% to 9.2 billion litres, followed by Alberta (+3.1% to 6.6 billion litres) and British Columbia (+4.1% to 4.7 billion litres). Sales in Ontario declined 2.9% to 16.2 billion litres.
Overall, the increase in gross sales of gasoline was at its strongest during the second half of 2014 when average prices of unleaded gasoline fell significantly across all major urban centres.
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