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Weekly Gasoline Report
The Gasoline Report is a roundup of consumer gasoline prices from across Ontario and Canada. The graph shows price trends for three Ontario cities for the previous 12 month period. The report and graph are updated weekly.
This week's Gasoline Report is for the week ending December 11, 2006
Lower wholesale prices and price wars in some markets caused the Ontario average retail price of regular unleaded gasoline, after increasing four straight weeks, to decline by 2.9 cents from a three-month high to 86.4 cents a litre.
Prices fell by 4.7 cents in Toronto West (from a three-month high), 3.6 cents in Toronto East (from a three-month high), 2.6 cents in Ottawa (from a three-month high), 1.7 cents in Thunder Bay (to a nine-month low), and 1.3 cents in London (from a three-month high). Prices rose by 2.9 cents in Windsor (to a three-month high) and less than a cent in Sault Ste. Marie and North Bay (the latter to a three-month high). Despite the increase, Windsor had the lowest average price for the twelfth straight week. The average price gap between northern and southern Ontario widened from 4.0 cents to 6.9 cents, a three-month high. The Ontario average retail diesel price increased for the third straight week, by 2.3 cents to 90.7 cents, a three-month high.
The Canadian average retail gasoline price declined by 1.4 cents from a three-month high to 89.4 cents. Prices fell by 4.4 cents in Toronto (to a four-week low) and less than a cent in Montreal, Halifax (from a three-month high), Quebec City (from a three-month high), and Calgary. Prices rose by 3.0 cents in St. John’s (to a three-month high), 2.5 cents in Vancouver (to a four-month high), and 0.5 cents in Edmonton (from a four-week low). The Canadian average retail diesel price increased for the second straight week, by 0.7 cents to 90.0 cents, a six-week high.
The table and graphic below show this week's gasoline price trends.
| Market | December 4 | December 11 | +/- |
| Ottawa | 90.0 | 87.4 | -2.6 |
| Toronto West | 89.4 | 84.7 | -4.7 |
| Toronto East | 89.2 | 85.6 | -3.6 |
| Windsor | 80.1 | 83.0 | 2.9 |
| London | 89.0 | 87.7 | -1.3 |
| Sudbury | 90.2 | 90.2 | 0.0 |
| S. Ste. Marie | 91.7 | 92.5 | 0.8 |
| Thunder Bay | 95.6 | 93.9 | -1.7 |
| North Bay | 91.0 | 91.2 | 0.2 |
| Timmins | 95.9 | 95.9 | 0.0 |
| Ontario Average | 89.3 | 86.4 | -2.9 |
| Market | December 5 | December 12 | +/- |
| St John's NF | 99.9 | 102.9 | 3.0 |
| Charlottetown | 98.9 | 98.9 | 0.0 |
| Halifax | 98.8 | 98.5 | -0.3 |
| Saint John NB | 91.8 | 91.8 | 0.0 |
| Quebec City | 98.4 | 98.2 | -0.2 |
| Montreal | 94.4 | 94.1 | -0.3 |
| Toronto | 89.2 | 84.8 | -4.4 |
| Winnipeg | 86.7 | 86.7 | 0.0 |
| Regina | 89.9 | 89.9 | 0.0 |
| Edmonton | 80.3 | 80.8 | 0.5 |
| Calgary | 80.3 | 80.1 | -0.2 |
| Vancouver | 99.3 | 101.8 | 2.5 |
| Canada Average | 90.8 | 89.4 | -1.4 |
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