The prices presented in the monthly reports represent an average of the prices from the four of five weekly reports contained in the respective month. Prices are for specific urban centres and do not represent provincial or state averages. The tables compare wholesale regular unleaded gasoline and low sulfur diesel prices in 14 Canadian cities and in selected American cities. The prices are collected directly from Canadian wholesalers and are reported weekly in Canadian cents per litre. The prices reflect a snapshot of wholesale prices at a particular point in time and at specific locations.
Prices can vary significantly from day to day and city to city.
Prices are for specific urban centres and do not represent provincial or state averages. Crude Prices Crude prices are collected daily from five major oil companies and the exchange rates from the Bank of Canada. These amounts are used in calculations to produce daily averages. All prices have taken into account tariffs, exchange rates, and conversions to metric measurements. As the oil companies do not report their prices Saturday through Sunday, there are no values for these days.