Gas up by half a cent while other fuels decrease in N.L.

Gas prices in N.L. barely moved on Thursday in a weekly update from the fuel regulator. (Robert Short/CBC - image credit)
Gas prices in N.L. barely moved on Thursday in a weekly update from the fuel regulator. (Robert Short/CBC - image credit)

The cost of gas is up slightly in the weekly fuel price update from the Public Utilities Board, rising by just more than half a cent per litre.

Diesel, furnace oil and stove oil prices are all down by about $0.03 a litre.

Propane is up, however, by just over one cent per litre.

The current cost of regular, unleaded gas on the Avalon Peninsula is just more than $1.67 a litre and hovering around $1.70 for much of the island.

Prices in Labrador range from $1.73 in Labrador West to $2.32 in Cartwright.

The following chart shows how gas prices have changed recently at Newfoundland and Labrador retailers, as reported by users of the GasBuddy.com website.