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Table 13
Average retail prices for gasoline and fuel oil, by urban centre

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Average retail prices for gasoline and fuel oil, by urban centre: Part 1
  St. John's, N.L. Charlottetown and Summerside, P.E.I. Halifax, N.S. Saint John, N.B. Québec, Que. Montréal, Que. Ottawa- Gatineau, Ontario part, Ont./Que. Toronto, Ont. Thunder Bay, Ont. Winnipeg, Man.
  cents per litre
Regular unleaded gasoline at full service filling stations  
August 2008 139.1 131.5 134.4 127.8 129.6 132.2 124.2 125.6 134.3 131.1
September 2008 142.0 133.4 135.7 130.9 134.0 134.9 124.4 125.1 137.8 135.7
October 2008 130.0 113.8 118.7 115.0 117.0 116.4 107.1 107.1 121.3 118.5
November 2008 103.7 91.2 93.1 90.4 91.1 91.8 84.0 83.9 99.8 93.6
December 2008 91.7 77.4 80.3 77.8 80.2 82.0 75.2 75.8 89.6 80.5
January 2009 87.5 78.4 80.0 76.2 84.7 86.4 77.7 80.2 86.1 80.9
February 2009 94.3 87.4 89.4 84.7 90.0 91.3 82.7 82.5 91.6 86.9
March 2009 95.0 87.0 88.8 84.5 90.2 92.0 83.3 85.5 88.2 86.3
April 2009 98.2 89.7 93.1 87.8 90.3 92.7 84.8 85.9 90.8 89.2
May 2009 103.1 95.0 99.0 93.7 97.6 101.5 92.1 95.5 99.5 93.4
June 2009 111.1 106.2 108.6 102.3 107.4 107.8 97.8 100.2 108.1 102.7
July 2009 112.9 102.0 103.8 99.7 102.2 102.6 92.4 94.8 108.2 100.9
August 2009 110.5 104.6 106.7 101.1 105.5 106.7 96.5 99.4 107.5 99.6
Regular unleaded gasoline at self service filling stations  
August 2008 136.5 129.1 131.0 125.8 129.6 128.3 120.4 123.9 131.8 129.2
September 2008 140.3 130.2 133.1 128.6 134.1 130.5 119.9 123.7 136.1 134.6
October 2008 125.0 112.0 115.1 112.9 117.2 111.0 102.2 105.9 118.8 116.9
November 2008 98.7 87.6 89.9 88.4 91.0 87.3 78.8 82.7 96.1 91.4
December 2008 86.8 73.7 77.7 75.0 79.7 79.1 69.5 74.2 86.8 79.3
January 2009 86.0 74.7 77.8 74.0 83.3 84.4 74.2 78.9 84.2 82.9
February 2009 92.4 84.4 86.5 82.2 90.2 88.7 76.8 81.6 89.2 86.4
March 2009 93.1 83.3 86.3 82.1 90.0 90.6 80.8 84.7 87.1 86.9
April 2009 95.4 86.3 89.6 85.1 90.2 89.0 80.9 85.2 88.2 89.5
May 2009 101.8 91.8 96.5 90.9 98.8 101.0 89.3 94.4 98.2 94.5
June 2009 109.0 103.0 105.3 99.9 106.5 105.3 94.4 98.8 107.4 102.9
July 2009 109.6 99.0 101.6 97.1 102.3 100.1 89.5 93.9 106.8 99.8
August 2009 108.1 101.4 103.8 98.5 105.5 104.3 93.7 98.3 106.2 99.7
Premium unleaded gasoline at full service filling stations  
August 2008 145.4 139.5 141.6 135.0 136.7 139.6 136.5 137.8 145.6 141.3
September 2008 147.6 141.0 143.1 138.0 141.0 142.9 137.6 137.2 149.0 146.3
October 2008 135.5 122.3 125.3 121.8 124.3 123.6 122.9 119.8 132.5 129.3
November 2008 109.2 98.5 101.0 97.6 98.4 101.1 102.9 96.5 109.6 104.1
December 2008 97.2 84.7 88.4 84.7 87.7 91.5 92.2 88.4 99.2 91.1
January 2009 95.0 85.5 87.5 83.1 92.3 95.4 94.1 92.6 96.5 91.4
February 2009 100.3 95.0 96.3 91.5 97.8 100.1 95.2 94.7 101.8 97.3
March 2009 101.8 94.2 96.1 91.5 97.8 100.6 93.7 97.9 98.8 96.7
April 2009 103.7 96.9 101.5 94.6 98.0 99.9 95.5 98.7 102.1 99.7
May 2009 108.9 102.3 106.4 100.3 105.2 109.2 103.7 108.2 110.5 104.0
June 2009 117.1 113.4 116.1 109.3 115.0 115.7 108.0 112.9 119.8 113.8
July 2009 118.3 109.2 112.0 106.5 109.7 110.4 103.5 108.0 119.4 111.6
August 2009 116.6 111.0 114.3 107.7 112.4 114.2 108.0 111.7 118.7 110.4
Premium unleaded gasoline at self service filling stations  
August 2008 142.8 135.8 138.4 132.6 137.0 136.3 132.3 135.8 142.8 139.8
September 2008 146.3 137.5 140.6 135.5 141.5 138.8 131.9 135.8 147.1 144.9
October 2008 131.0 118.9 122.1 119.6 124.8 119.3 114.3 117.6 129.9 127.0
November 2008 104.3 94.6 98.0 94.3 98.7 95.2 90.9 94.8 107.2 102.1
December 2008 92.8 80.4 85.8 81.5 87.3 87.3 81.4 86.5 98.5 89.5
January 2009 92.0 82.0 85.6 80.6 90.8 92.9 85.6 91.5 95.3 93.3
February 2009 98.4 91.7 93.6 88.6 97.9 97.0 88.8 93.6 100.1 96.8
March 2009 99.1 90.5 94.3 89.3 98.2 98.9 93.0 97.1 98.7 97.5
April 2009 101.4 93.6 97.6 92.2 98.0 97.2 93.1 98.0 99.5 99.8
May 2009 107.7 99.0 104.3 98.1 106.4 109.1 102.0 106.9 109.5 105.0
June 2009 115.0 110.3 113.0 107.2 114.0 113.5 106.7 111.2 118.8 113.3
July 2009 116.0 106.3 109.4 104.4 109.8 108.4 102.0 106.9 118.3 110.0
August 2009 114.3 108.7 110.9 106.0 112.9 112.4 106.0 111.2 117.7 109.9
Household heating fuel  
August 2008 119.3 112.4 116.8 129.5 126.4 128.6 127.5 125.7 125.8 125.1
September 2008 118.7 114.2 117.9 121.4 118.5 115.9 116.1 121.9 125.9 123.7
October 2008 110.8 103.2 109.1 117.3 107.4 111.2 111.6 113.7 127.7 121.9
November 2008 96.9 91.3 89.7 98.7 93.5 93.1 99.7 99.0 116.8 114.5
December 2008 84.5 76.8 83.0 84.5 85.2 83.4 88.5 87.7 99.8 95.1
January 2009 77.6 73.7 77.3 86.8 83.1 81.2 85.0 85.2 88.5 91.3
February 2009 75.6 71.5 71.8 77.4 79.3 77.3 80.8 80.2 84.3 84.6
March 2009 67.6 65.5 68.0 72.6 73.3 74.4 75.4 75.4 80.4 75.7
April 2009 71.0 68.6 74.6 78.3 77.8 75.0 80.3 80.5 81.5 79.6
May 2009 68.7 66.5 71.1 73.0 73.5 71.7 75.7 80.3 80.1 75.6
June 2009 68.7 66.5 71.1 73.0 73.5 71.7 75.7 80.3 80.1 75.6
July 2009 68.7 66.5 71.1 73.0 73.5 71.7 75.7 80.3 80.0 75.6
August 2009 68.7 66.5 71.1 73.0 73.5 71.7 75.7 80.3 80.0 75.6
Average retail prices for gasoline and fuel oil, by urban centre: Part 2
  Regina, Sask. Saskatoon, Sask. Edmonton, Alta. Calgary, Alta. Vancouver, B.C. Victoria, B.C. Whitehorse, Y.T. Yellowknife, N.W.T.
  cents per litre
Regular unleaded gasoline at full service filling stations  
August 2008 130.8 130.7 124.4 125.4 142.3 143.2 141.3 149.6
September 2008 136.1 135.1 126.2 127.6 140.8 139.7 140.9 152.7
October 2008 118.7 116.2 111.2 110.8 123.5 125.0 134.9 143.1
November 2008 92.4 92.1 86.2 86.5 99.5 99.7 109.4 118.4
December 2008 79.1 80.6 73.1 72.7 87.8 85.7 92.8 107.6
January 2009 85.4 84.8 77.0 76.9 95.3 93.7 87.3 98.9
February 2009 90.8 89.8 82.1 82.9 97.7 97.2 94.6 103.2
March 2009 91.0 90.6 83.8 83.3 102.0 97.9 98.7 104.4
April 2009 93.4 95.0 85.1 84.5 103.3 99.9 99.3 106.9
May 2009 97.7 96.3 90.6 89.4 107.4 105.7 100.3 109.9
June 2009 106.4 107.2 95.7 97.5 114.0 108.5 106.4 120.7
July 2009 102.1 101.9 92.4 93.5 111.9 107.2 108.4 123.7
August 2009 102.7 102.6 95.8 95.1 112.8 106.4 106.5 121.2
Regular unleaded gasoline at self service filling stations  
August 2008 130.8 130.8 122.4 124.0 140.5 142.0 140.1 147.1
September 2008 134.3 135.2 125.3 127.3 137.9 138.2 138.9 149.6
October 2008 118.3 116.9 107.8 110.3 119.8 123.1 130.5 134.5
November 2008 91.3 91.9 83.0 86.0 96.6 98.9 105.1 115.7
December 2008 79.1 81.3 71.0 73.0 84.3 84.4 91.0 99.0
January 2009 86.7 86.5 76.0 76.7 91.9 91.7 85.2 97.6
February 2009 89.7 91.0 80.6 83.2 95.0 96.3 90.5 101.5
March 2009 90.9 91.3 82.1 83.6 98.7 96.4 98.8 102.8
April 2009 93.9 94.0 82.3 84.7 100.0 98.5 98.5 104.5
May 2009 97.5 97.9 87.9 89.8 104.0 105.0 98.8 107.0
June 2009 107.1 106.7 93.3 98.3 110.9 107.2 105.5 118.7
July 2009 102.5 102.9 89.6 92.5 108.1 105.2 106.3 119.2
August 2009 103.9 103.3 93.0 94.8 109.4 105.7 103.0 117.4
Premium unleaded gasoline at full service filling stations  
August 2008 141.4 140.7 135.8 135.9 154.4 154.6 146.0 162.0
September 2008 146.6 145.4 137.5 138.7 152.8 152.1 146.2 159.1
October 2008 128.6 126.3 121.7 121.3 135.9 136.7 142.5 152.3
November 2008 103.1 102.5 95.7 97.4 111.7 111.7 124.2 142.4
December 2008 89.7 90.8 83.7 83.6 99.7 98.2 102.4 124.6
January 2009 96.1 95.3 87.3 87.5 107.4 106.2 96.3 113.2
February 2009 101.4 100.2 92.9 93.9 109.5 108.9 103.0 116.9
March 2009 101.5 101.6 96.1 94.4 114.8 110.6 106.5 118.4
April 2009 103.8 103.7 98.0 95.4 116.1 112.6 106.4 118.4
May 2009 108.5 106.8 103.0 101.3 120.0 118.6 106.8 121.4
June 2009 117.5 118.3 108.8 109.1 127.3 121.6 111.9 127.5
July 2009 112.7 112.9 105.9 105.4 124.7 120.4 115.3 129.7
August 2009 114.7 114.2 108.9 107.2 125.7 119.6 113.3 130.7
Premium unleaded gasoline at self service filling stations  
August 2008 141.5 141.3 134.8 135.3 152.7 154.3 147.7 158.5
September 2008 145.7 145.5 137.2 138.7 150.4 150.6 145.1 159.9
October 2008 130.0 127.6 120.1 121.4 132.7 135.7 137.2 146.2
November 2008 103.1 102.5 94.9 97.4 109.4 112.0 113.5 130.5
December 2008 90.9 91.7 82.1 83.9 97.1 97.5 98.1 112.4
January 2009 98.4 97.7 87.1 88.3 104.8 103.6 93.3 107.9
February 2009 101.0 102.5 92.6 95.1 107.9 108.2 97.4 112.9
March 2009 102.2 102.9 93.3 95.1 112.1 109.0 105.7 116.0
April 2009 105.7 105.7 94.3 96.8 113.4 111.3 106.3 116.5
May 2009 109.3 109.4 100.0 101.8 117.4 117.7 106.7 117.7
June 2009 118.4 118.4 105.4 110.3 123.8 119.9 113.4 127.7
July 2009 115.4 113.5 101.8 104.7 121.5 118.3 113.8 126.8
August 2009 115.4 114.9 105.1 106.9 122.8 119.4 112.4 128.4
Household heating fuel  
August 2008 124.3 122.2 . . 130.9 137.9 134.4 128.5
September 2008 121.7 121.7 . . 125.7 140.7 137.7 137.0
October 2008 121.8 117.8 . . 118.4 132.9 136.3 126.2
November 2008 113.5 110.8 . . 107.6 123.4 120.8 117.3
December 2008 88.5 90.5 . . 85.3 105.5 103.8 101.0
January 2009 88.7 87.3 . . 82.3 92.0 97.3 93.5
February 2009 80.5 80.1 . . 79.7 90.9 97.5 89.6
March 2009 70.3 72.3 . . 70.1 80.7 88.2 82.3
April 2009 77.5 78.8 . . 81.8 91.1 90.3 84.0
May 2009 74.7 75.7 . . 81.5 92.5 89.4 83.0
June 2009 74.7 75.7 . . 81.5 92.5 89.4 83.0
July 2009 74.7 75.7 . . 82.9 93.9 89.4 83.0
August 2009 74.7 75.7 . . 82.9 93.9 89.4 83.0
Note(s):
See Table A for complete list of vector numbers.