A larger than expected jump at the pump

Posted Nov 22, 2013 06:54:13 AM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

The price of gas is up in Nova Scotia this morning.

The UARB used its weekly adjustment to move the price per litre up by 2.8 cents a litre to a new minimum price of $129.5.

The price for diesel fuel is also up this morning. Prices shot up by 2.1 cents a litre at midnight to $133.9.

Last year, drivers were paying $1.27 for gasoline and $1.33 for diesel.

Oil was trading at $93.76 U.S. a barrel, almost $1.50 less than yesterday’s closing price of $95.17.

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