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Average fuel price dropped 1.8 cents in past week: Survey Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Canwest News Service -- OTTAWA - The average price of regular gasoline in Canada fell 1.8 cents over the last week to $1.271 a litre, according to numbers compiled by a petroleum-industry research firm and released Tuesday. MJ Ervin & Associates' weekly survey of 60 communities showed the biggest drop and increase over the week were both in Quebec. The average price in Montreal fell 10.7 cents to $1.287 a litre, while the going rate in Trois-Rivieres rose 11.1 cents to $1.396. The most expensive and cheapest locations in the country remained the same as they've been for the past few weeks. Kingston, Ont., had the lowest average of $1.212 a litre, up 2.8 cents from a week earlier. Labrador City, N.L., had the most expensive gasoline at $1.422, the same as last week.
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	Wednesday, May 21, 2008 Canwest News Service -- OTTAWA - The average price of regular gasoline in Canada fell 1.8 cents over the last week to $1.271 a litre, according to numbers compiled by a petroleum-industry research firm and released Tuesday. MJ Ervin & Associates' weekly survey of 60 communities showed the biggest drop and increase over the week were both in Quebec. The average price in Montreal fell 10.7 cents to $1.287 a litre, while the going rate in Trois-Rivieres rose 11.1 cents to $1.396. The most expensive and cheapest locations in the country remained the same as they've been for the past few weeks. Kingston, Ont., had the lowest average of $1.212 a litre, up 2.8 cents from a week earlier. Labrador City, N.L., had the most expensive gasoline at $1.422, the same as last week. Visit Canwest News Service for full article

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POLELANE Champion Author Ohio Posts:1,331 Points:133,350 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 12:50:50 PM	Ignore POLELANE Report Abuse
	way up here today; good for somebody out there somewhere
Gas_Buzzer Champion Author South Carolina Posts:5,890 Points:1,003,540 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 11:47:07 AM	Ignore Gas_Buzzer Report Abuse
	Wow, cheaper gas. I knew it would fall...lol.
Mooseman1 Champion Author Manitoba Posts:1,511 Points:210,565 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 8:01:24 AM	Ignore Mooseman1 Report Abuse
	For now, I just hope it will stay low!
Cherokee76 Champion Author Gary Posts:3,730 Points:626,850 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 7:56:09 AM	Ignore Cherokee76 Report Abuse
	I'm not seeing this. All I see is another 20 cent jump in prices at the stations.
nickheart Rookie Author Portland Posts:32 Points:33,390 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 7:54:08 AM	Ignore nickheart Report Abuse
	Man, I need to get my passport so I can drive up to Canada to fill up ^_^ Nevermind the conversion is 1.287$/liter * 3.8liters/gal = 4.89$/gal (and since the US dollar has fallen, we don't have to convert canadian dollars to american anymore. Is it February 09 yet?...
ramshot412 Champion Author Riverside Posts:11,098 Points:1,113,825 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 7:52:01 AM	Ignore ramshot412 Report Abuse
	1.8 cents down last week, 3.6 cents up this week....One step forward two steps back.
tomok Champion Author Portland Posts:7,460 Points:615,235 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 7:49:29 AM	Ignore tomok Report Abuse
	I haven't seen an average price drop of any kind!!!!!
_angel35_ Sophomore Author Michigan Posts:194 Points:67,405 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 7:48:59 AM	Ignore _angel35_ Report Abuse
	WHERE did it drop? Maybe I should go there...certainly no where near I am - it has gone up steadily and daily daily...is now 3.99 at minimum and most places over 4$/gal everywhere near me for regular at the pumps!
t4204life Champion Author Ohio Posts:3,812 Points:760,135 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 7:46:50 AM	Ignore t4204life Report Abuse
	it will spend more time going up,when it goes down penny at a time,up 20-30 cents!!!
CTDPower Veteran Author Virginia Beach Posts:488 Points:177,575 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 7:45:08 AM	Ignore CTDPower Report Abuse
	??? Proof that you can make statistics say anything you want.
kdhloretto Sophomore Author Twin Cities Posts:139 Points:202,900 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 7:44:24 AM	Ignore kdhloretto Report Abuse
	This article is in Canada, where they don,t have a Memorial Day holiday weekend coming up. It has made two jumps of ten to twenty cents around here in the last two weeks.
Gerund1 All-Star Author Toronto Posts:741 Points:778,370 Joined:Apr 2003	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 7:43:11 AM	Ignore Gerund1 Report Abuse
	That's a drop!! My local prices just went up to 1.27+. They must be talking about Quebec or New Brunswick.
maggiemaen Sophomore Author Wisconsin Posts:189 Points:55,995 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 7:43:05 AM	Ignore maggiemaen Report Abuse
	It's not dropping here! It just went up 15 cents overnight again!
jdbgn Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:2,677 Points:445,325 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 7:42:51 AM	Ignore jdbgn Report Abuse
	Better hurry out and buy your hummer. Oh yes, it is raining. Somewhere.
mmene Sophomore Author Houston Posts:125 Points:41,250 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 7:41:36 AM	Ignore mmene Report Abuse
	There isn't a strict correlation between prices in US and Canada, they are affected by different factors.
NissanGirl Sophomore Author Oregon Posts:174 Points:104,730 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 7:38:38 AM	Ignore NissanGirl Report Abuse
	Where? Went up 7 cents here overnight.
fairchildd All-Star Author Kansas City Posts:653 Points:271,285 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 7:34:27 AM	Ignore fairchildd Report Abuse
	how about some of that here?
TERESA4989 Rookie Author Kentucky Posts:1 Points:295 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 7:32:43 AM	Ignore TERESA4989 Report Abuse
	IT'S UP TO $3.95 IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY!!! THIS IS CRAZY!
Somis1 Champion Author Ventura Posts:4,350 Points:971,150 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 7:30:20 AM	Ignore Somis1 Report Abuse
	That was last week......
Dennis783 Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:5,078 Points:1,019,070 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 7:28:13 AM	Ignore Dennis783 Report Abuse
	Good for Canada
w4kh Champion Author Riverside Posts:3,265 Points:563,015 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 7:20:24 AM	Ignore w4kh Report Abuse
	Yesterday it may have dropped CDN$0.018 but today in California it went up... WAY UP! Regular unleaded gasoline: $3.91, $4.12, $3.93, $3.97, $3.95, $3.99, $4.11 along one street in town... up about 10 cents/gallon average! YEOW!
mvosevich All-Star Author St. Louis Posts:792 Points:167,975 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 7:19:44 AM	Ignore mvosevich Report Abuse
	They went up 14 cents here yesterday!
spc All-Star Author North Carolina Posts:552 Points:110,315 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 7:18:19 AM	Ignore spc Report Abuse
	Oh Canada!
TrixieMugsy Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:4,882 Points:930,010 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 7:17:25 AM	Ignore TrixieMugsy Report Abuse
	Dropped??? Where???? It went UP 10 cents in the last two days here!
woos777 Champion Author Washington Posts:1,093 Points:567,255 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 7:17:23 AM	Ignore woos777 Report Abuse
	Fuel price dropped? What does that mean?
DooDaa Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:3,258 Points:729,305 Joined:Dec 2004	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 7:13:37 AM	Ignore DooDaa Report Abuse
	It only lasted a second..
laddyboy62 Champion Author Riverside Posts:1,055 Points:890,460 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 7:13:16 AM	Ignore laddyboy62 Report Abuse
	not here in calif...sorry canada
AC-302 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:7,180 Points:1,212,505 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 7:09:01 AM	Ignore AC-302 Report Abuse
	We didn't see it here in ??LaLa?? land either.. prices here have been on the rise.
eaglev All-Star Author Oklahoma City Posts:532 Points:243,970 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 7:08:16 AM	Ignore eaglev Report Abuse
	Please Read John Hofmeister, who is the CEO of Shell Oil Company in front of Congress. He spells out the true reason for our oil problems. HOFMEISTER: In the United States, access to our own oil and gas resources has been limited for the last 30 years, prohibiting companies such as Shell from exploring and developing resources for the benefit of the American people. It is not a free market. According to the Department of the Interior, 62% of all on-shore federal lands are off limits to oil and gas developments, with restrictions applying to 92% of all federal lands. The Argonne National Laboratory did a report in 2004 that identified 40 specific federal policy areas that halt, limit, delay, or restrict natural gas projects. The problem of access can be solved in this country by the same government that has prohibited it. Congress could have chose to lift some or all of the current restrictions on exploration and production of oil and gas. Congress could provide national policy to reverse the persistent decline of domestically secure natural resource development. There is simply no way to keep up -- let alone get ahead of demand -- except by producing more oil and building more refining capacity. That's because of the makeup of the barrel of crude. Only a third to a half of a barrel of crude oil can be used to make these products. We can't use more than half of a barrel of oil to make diesel and aviation fuel. To meet this demand we need more capacity. So we need policies that enable both more crude supply and more refining. Higher taxes would only serve to diminish the expansion capacity of this critical capital investment. I urge you on behalf of American consumers to resist such punitive policies.
eaglev All-Star Author Oklahoma City Posts:532 Points:243,970 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 7:06:29 AM	Ignore eaglev Report Abuse
	Not here the price went up $.25 since Monday!!!!
Rageagainsttm Champion Author Tampa Posts:1,387 Points:329,170 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 7:05:38 AM	Ignore Rageagainsttm Report Abuse
	went up about 4 to 5 cents today
ladyjj All-Star Author Tennessee Posts:596 Points:56,240 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 7:05:16 AM	Ignore ladyjj Report Abuse
	Good for them not so good for us it is on the rise and no signs of stopping!
Bity Veteran Author Wichita Posts:386 Points:45,355 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 7:04:58 AM	Ignore Bity Report Abuse
	Wichita, KS rose again . . . didn't drop!
EXTREMESNOW All-Star Author Oregon Posts:651 Points:206,710 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 7:04:10 AM	Ignore EXTREMESNOW Report Abuse
	WE HAVE GONE UP, NO DROPS HERE IN OREGON!
birdman_6 Rookie Author Omaha Posts:17 Points:14,995 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 7:02:59 AM	Ignore birdman_6 Report Abuse
	Things are not looking good here in the States. I'm going to start looking for a nice 10-speed.
ursidae3 All-Star Author Orlando Posts:506 Points:295,400 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 7:01:36 AM	Ignore ursidae3 Report Abuse
	didnt see a drop here. saw it rise again
papou Champion Author Tampa Posts:2,491 Points:389,370 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 6:59:57 AM	Ignore papou Report Abuse
	Tampa prices jumped another 4 cents today, Murphy on Gunn Hwy went from 365 to 375
spunky4443 All-Star Author Washington Posts:629 Points:353,000 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 6:59:34 AM	Ignore spunky4443 Report Abuse
	Well good for Canada, I wouldn't hold my breath, for lower prices.
KellysDad All-Star Author Jackson Posts:948 Points:311,280 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 6:59:17 AM	Ignore KellysDad Report Abuse
	Hope it starts dropping here.
PurplePuppy Sophomore Author Florida Posts:106 Points:44,815 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 6:58:10 AM	Ignore PurplePuppy Report Abuse
	WOW!
trkmtarv4 Sophomore Author Arkansas Posts:197 Points:62,315 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 6:57:48 AM	Ignore trkmtarv4 Report Abuse
	big deal
vascojoe All-Star Author Washington Posts:653 Points:830,300 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 6:56:02 AM	Ignore vascojoe Report Abuse
	This doesn't have much bearing on our prices.
Matts_Pap All-Star Author Pennsylvania Posts:757 Points:122,545 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 6:53:06 AM	Ignore Matts_Pap Report Abuse
	Now I have to decide what to do with the .52 cents I saved.
bicycler Champion Author Ontario Posts:5,480 Points:1,020,120 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 6:52:55 AM	Ignore bicycler Report Abuse
	lleddiri; You can call it "BS' if you wish but it is fact here.
Brockvillian Veteran Author Ontario Posts:317 Points:253,345 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 6:52:50 AM	Ignore Brockvillian Report Abuse
	What am I to do now with my big savings?
Breezyshep Rookie Author Texas Posts:52 Points:54,270 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 6:52:01 AM	Ignore Breezyshep Report Abuse
	Guess it's time to move to Canada!! Gas prices here just keep going up.
gax Champion Author Texas Posts:14,772 Points:1,507,480 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 6:50:47 AM	Ignore gax Report Abuse
	Funny... I have not seen my average price drop more than a penny around here since mid February. Its just been up, up, up nearly every day since then.
cudatim All-Star Author San Antonio Posts:543 Points:303,370 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 6:50:24 AM	Ignore cudatim Report Abuse
	What cheap gas?? I haven't seen a price drop in ages.
lleddirj All-Star Author Michigan Posts:665 Points:530,350 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 6:49:16 AM	Ignore lleddirj Report Abuse
	What BS, it went up 20 cents last night alone.
egd All-Star Author Twin Cities Posts:592 Points:647,145 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: 5/22/2008 6:48:51 AM	Ignore egd Report Abuse
	right local prices went up 13 cents/gal yesterday