The average price of diesel fuel in Australia dropped 0.1¢ to 120.2¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 2 August, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Diesel Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price stayed at 118.5¢ a litre, while the regional price dropped 0.1¢ 121.6¢ a litre.
The most expensive fuel in the country was in the Northern Territory at 135.8¢, then Tasmania at 132.9¢ a litre, followed by Western Australia (120.9¢), South Australia (120.1¢), NSW/ACT (120.0¢), Victoria (119.1¢) and Queensland (118.7¢).
Of the major cities, Adelaide offered the cheapest diesel for the week at 115.1¢ a litre, followed by Sydney (117.3¢), Darwin (117.4¢), Melbourne (118.0¢), Brisbane (118.4¢), Perth (118.6¢), Canberra (122.3¢) and Hobart (135.7¢).
