Price Trends & Analysis
This series tracks Regular, unleaded gasoline at self-service stations, cents per litre in Canada. It is part of the broader Monthly average retail prices for food and other selected products dataset. The underlying data spans 2012-03 to 2022-02 and contains 194 monthly observations. Values are expressed in Cents per litre.
The most recent reading is 156.8¢. Measured against the same month one year earlier, this represents a ▲ increase of +32.7%. Rising values can reflect increased demand, supply constraints, or broader inflationary pressure within this category.
Across the full history of this series, the record high is 156.8¢ and the record low is 76.5¢. Use the chart above to identify when these extremes occurred and the broader trend context that surrounded them.
The interactive chart above lets you select custom date windows — the Period Change widget updates automatically to reflect whatever range is visible. The Time-Cost Calculator contextualises values against hourly wages, showing how many minutes of work at average Canadian pay are required to purchase one unit.