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https://www.sightline.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ScreenHunter_01-Aug.-04-16.00.gif569555Hoo boy. Last year, we reported that per capita gasoline consumption in British Columbia spiked unexpectedly in 2009, notching a 9 percent per capita gain. The numbers struck us as odd, but not inconceivable---especially given the steep drop in fuel prices in 2009, coupled with the fact that the province was gearing up for the 2010 winter Olympics. So we checked with the provincial agency that gave us the numbers; and when they assured us that they were confident in the figures they gave us, we went with them. But now, the official numbers from StatCan, Canada's main statistical agency, tell a very different story. Per person consumption didn't spike after all, according to StatCan. Instead, it basically held steady. And the provincial agency that gave us the original numbers has confirmed that the numbers they gave us last year were wrong; they double counted some fuel sales. Drat.