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Transportation in Canada 2006 |
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TABLE A2–60:COMPONENTS OF THE RETAIL PRICE OF ROAD FUELS – 2006 NATIONAL AVERAGES
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Regular Gasoline |
Road Diesel |
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Cents per litre |
per cent |
per litre |
Cents per cent |
| Crude costs |
46.0 |
47.1 |
46.0 |
47.5 |
| Refiner operating margin |
13.8 |
14.1 |
17.0 |
17.5 |
| Marketing operating margin |
5.4 |
5.5 |
7.6 |
7.9 |
| Price before taxes |
65.2 |
66.8 |
70.7 |
72.9 |
| Federal excise tax |
10.0 |
10.2 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
| Provincial fuel taxes1 |
14.4 |
14.7 |
14.2 |
14.7 |
| G.S.T. & provincial sales taxes1 |
8.1 |
8.3 |
8.1 |
8.3 |
| Total taxes |
32.5 |
33.2 |
26.3 |
27.1 |
| Retail price |
97.7 |
100.0 |
96.9 |
100.0 |
- Distribution of taxes by category is estimated by Transport Canada.
Source: Adapted from M.J. Ervin & Associates
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