Fuel prices down overnight

Fuel prices fell overnight in the regular, mid-month price review by the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission.

• The price of regular gas is down 1.5 cents a litre to a minimum of $0.969.
• Diesel is down 2.6 cents a litre to a minimum of $0.999.
• Furnace oil dropped by two cents to $0.692.
• Propane prices held steady.

IRAC cited growing inventories and decreased demand as the reason for the price drops.

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