Sales of fuel used for road motor vehicles, by province and territory (Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut)

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Sales of fuel used for road motor vehicles, by province and territory
(Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut)
  2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
  thousand litres
Canada
Net sales of gasoline 40,444,101 41,449,632 41,418,428 42,559,913 40,920,479
Gross sales of gasoline 42,032,522 42,902,507 42,651,789 44,577,016 43,518,970
Net sales of diesel oil 17,455,650 17,893,224 18,118,660 17,989,045 16,570,956
Alta.
Net sales of gasoline 6,001,700 6,199,500 6,401,100 6,402,500 6,297,500
Gross sales of gasoline 6,221,400 6,369,700 6,566,200 6,579,700 6,467,100
Net sales of diesel oil 4,054,000 4,204,500 4,461,400 4,019,200 3,525,100
B.C.
Net sales of gasoline 4,348,707 4,336,807 4,422,297 4,656,988 4,597,928
Gross sales of gasoline 4,682,115 4,504,633 4,687,564 5,481,062 5,770,067
Net sales of diesel oil 1,761,637 2,145,516 1,922,523 1,852,896 1,747,579
Y.T.
Net sales of gasoline 68,821 63,744 63,621 68,507 70,766
Gross sales of gasoline 69,513 64,190 64,184 68,931 71,816
Net sales of diesel oil 60,227 52,852 54,899 57,247 55,802
N.W.T.
Net sales of gasoline 40,751 39,618 38,396 40,193 45,588
Gross sales of gasoline 49,061 49,744 47,355 47,743 53,776
Net sales of diesel oil 93,260 84,550 95,019 109,688 125,682
Nvt.
Net sales of gasoline 34,697 13,903 20,655 20,283 25,118
Gross sales of gasoline 34,697 13,903 20,655 20,283 25,118
Net sales of diesel oil 10,424 9,168 9,266 11,474 19,916
Notes:
On November 14, 2016, the data for 2015 have been revised for British Columbia as part of an unplanned revision.
Sales on which tax was paid at road-use rates.
Gross sales represents total sales of all road grades of gasoline for all uses, including off-road activities such as farming, forestry, construction or mining.
Net sales refer to the sale of gasoline, diesel, and liquefied petroleum gas on which taxes were remitted at road-use rates. These net figures represent, with minor exceptions, the amount of taxable fuel actually consumed on public roads in Canada.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 405-0002.
Last modified: 2017-10-23.

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