Small nudge at pumps as gas prices increase for 1st time in 5 weeks

Gas prices in Newfoundland and Labrador are up by less than a cent Thursday, marking the first time in five weeks prices have increased.

The Public Utilities Board increased the maximum price of gas by 0.6 cents per litre, raising the top cost fordrivers on the Avalon Peninsula where gas is typically cheapest to $1.61 per litre. Some retailers charge less to compete for customers.

Other prices across the province vary by location, ranging from $1.61 to $1.78 per litre in Newfoundland and from $1.64 to $2.20 per litre in Labrador.

All other fuels are down in price.

Diesel decreased by 0.7 cents per litre across in the province except in Labrador West and Churchill Falls, where it went down 0.4 cents per litre putting maximum prices between $1.64 and $1.76 per litre in Newfoundland and between $1.79 and $2.59 per litre in Labrador.

Furnace oil decreased by 0.54 cents per litre. Customers in Newfoundland will pay maximum pricesbetween$1.01 and $1.19 per litre depending on where they're located.

The price of stove oil decreased by the same amount across much of the province, apart from Labrador West and Churchill Falls, where it went down 0.34 cents per litre. The change put maximum prices between $1.06 and $1.24 per litre across Newfoundland and between $1.17 and just over $1.94 per litre across Labrador.

Propane heating fuel saw the largest decrease, three cents per litre. Maximum pricesnow range from 91 cents to $1.04 per litre in Newfoundland and from 77 cents to $1.22 per litre in Labrador.

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