The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia dropped 1.6¢ to 116.2¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 23 August, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price dropped 2.0¢ 115.8¢ a litre, with the regional price dropped by 0.6¢ to 117.7¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in Northern Territory at 130.4¢ a litre, followed by South Australia (124.7¢), Tasmania (124.2¢), Western Australia (118.6¢), Victoria (116.0¢), Queensland (115.2¢), and NSW/ACT (113.2¢).
Of the major cities, Sydney offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 110.2¢ a litre, followed by Brisbane (114.3¢), Melbourne (116.6¢), Perth (117.8¢), Darwin (118.0¢), Canberra (122.1¢), Hobart (124.3¢), and Adelaide (126.8¢).
