In keeping with the scheduled review of prices under the modified market pass-through system for fuel, effective Monday, January 28, 2013, the prices of the following fuel products in Saint Lucia will remain unchanged as follows:
| PETROLEUM PRODUCTS | RETAIL PRICES |
| Gasoline | $3.41 per litre or $15.49 per gallon |
| Diesel | $3.38 per litre or $15.36 per gallon |
| 100 Pounds Cylinder LPG | $269.48 per 100 pound cylinder |
| 20 Pound Cylinder LPG | $34.20 per 20 pound cylinder |
| Bulk LPG | $5.92 per kilogram |
However, the price of kerosene will increases from $2.72 to $2.77 per litre.
Based on the above prices, the government is continuing to subsidize the 20 pound cylinder of cooking gas (LPG) at a rate of $18.30 per cylinder for the next three months. This is projected to cost the government roughly $2.8 million for that period.
Fuel prices in Saint Lucia compares favourably to current prices in the Eastern Caribbean countries for most products. The table below shows the fuel prices (in EC$) for the various Caribbean countries as of Friday, January 25, 2013:
| Country | Gasoline | Diesel | 20lb LPG | 100lb LPG |
| Per Imperial Gallon | Per Cylinder | |||
| Antigua & Barbuda | $14.99 | $15.20 | $32.00 | $155.00 |
| Anguilla | $18.31 | $14.15 | $59.00 | $228.00 |
| Dominica | $14.33 | $14.26 | $33.58 | $162.92 |
| Grenada | $15.61 | $15.56 | $45.00 | $269.49 |
| Montserrat | $17.50 | $13.45 | $38.20 | $191.00 |
| St. Kitts & Nevis* | $15.50 | $16.00 | $30.00 | $140.00 |
| St. Lucia | $15.49 | $15.36 | $34.20 | $269.48 |
| St. Vincent & the Grenadines | $15.06 | $13.78 | $41.80 | $197.00 |
*Average of Sol EC Ltd and Delta.
The public is further notified that the next price change will be due on April 22, 2013.
—Prime Minister’s Office
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