Further increase in gasoline prices

The gas prices are much higher Tuesday morning in the fuel stations of Montreal and Laval.

The price of regular liter rises to about $ 1.45, an increase of ten cents to the price appears late after noon Monday.

However, according essencemontreal.com Web site, prices are still lower in other places in the outskirts of Montreal. The ordinary liter sells for about $ 1.31 in Monteregie, $ 1.30 in the Laurentians, Lanaudière and $ 1.32 in the region in Centre-du-Quebec and $ 1.37 in the Eastern Townships East.

A Quebec and around the price of a liter rises to $ 1.38.

The price charged to Montreal is about $ 0.13 higher than the minimum price fixed for the current week by the Regie de l'energie.

Tuesday morning, the price of crude oil for April delivery was up slightly on international markets. It was close to U.S. $ 91 NYMEX New York, while a barrel of crude from the North Sea sold for U.S. $ 110.88.

However, these prices were lower than those reported at the last sharp rise in gasoline prices in the region of Montreal, on February 20 last.

Of published data at the end of January by Statistics Canada showed that Canadian households have seen their spending on goods and services increased 2.7 percent between 2010 and 2011, almost at the same rate as inflation of 2.9 cent. However, these households spent on average $ 2,606 in gasoline in 2011, 23.7 percent more than in 2010.