The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia fell 3.8¢ to 174.3¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 21 May, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price fell 4.3¢ to 171.5¢ a litre, while the regional price fell by 2.6¢ to 180.1¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in the Northern Territory at 196.4¢ a litre, followed by Tasmania (182.1¢), Queensland (176.4¢), Western Australia (174.7¢), Victoria (173.8¢), South Australia (173.1¢), and NSW/ACT (172.6¢).
Of the major cities, Sydney offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 166.8¢ a litre, followed by Adelaide (170.1¢), Melbourne (171.8¢), Perth (172.5¢), Brisbane (174.5¢), Darwin (181.7¢), Canberra (182.1¢), and Hobart (182.9¢).
