TABLE A2-59: COMPONENTS OF THE RETAIL PRICE OF ROAD FUELS — 2004 NATIONAL AVERAGES
| |
Regular Gasoline |
Road Diesel |
| |
cents/litre |
per cent |
cents/litre |
per cent |
| Crude costs |
33.2 |
40.8 |
33.2 |
43.7 |
| Refiner operating margin |
11.8 |
14.5 |
10.3 |
13.6 |
| Marketing operating margin |
4.5 |
5.5 |
7.4 |
9.7 |
| Price before taxes |
49.4 |
60.8 |
50.9 |
67 |
| Federal excise tax |
10.0 |
12.3 |
4.0 |
5.3 |
| Provincial fuel taxes 1 |
15.5 |
19.1 |
14.3 |
18.8 |
| GST & Prov. sales taxes 1 |
6.4 |
7.8 |
6.7 |
8.9 |
| Total taxes |
31.9 |
39.2 |
25.0 |
33.0 |
| Retail price |
81.3 |
100.0 |
75.9 |
100.0 |
1 Distribution of taxes by category is estimated by Transport Canada.
Source: Adapted from M.J. Ervin & Associates
