Average retail gasoline prices in Saskatoon have fallen 17.9 c/L in the past week, averaging 148.04 c/L yesterday, according to GasBuddy.com.

This compares with the national average that has fallen 13.1 c/L in the last week to 157.06 c/L.

Including the change in gas prices in Saskatoon during the past week, prices yesterday were 22.3 c/L higher than the same day one year ago and are 26.3 c/L lower than a month ago.

In Regina the price of regular unleaded fell 18.6 c/L to 141.5 c/L from the week prior.

In a news release, Patrick De Haan head of Petroleum analysis at GasBuddy says the relief is largely seasonal in nature with refiners finishing maintenance just as demand fades with cooler weather. Plus, more oil is moving through the Strait of Hormuz. He said it’s not because of the US midterm election results.

He says gasoline and diesel prices fell in every province in the last week with some provinces seeing diesel fall more than 10 cents.