The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia decreased 2.5￠ to 130.9￠ a litre nationally in the week ending August 30, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price decreased 2.9￠ to 128.8￠ a litre, with the regional price decreasing 1.7￠ a litre to 135.1￠ a litre.
The most expensive fuel in the country was in Queensland at 142.4￠ a litre, followed by Tasmania (140.9￠), the NT (135.2￠), WA (133.2￠), NSW/ACT (132.1￠), SA (124.6￠) and Victoria (120.3￠).
Of the major cities, Melbourne offered the cheapest fuel for the week at 117.7￠ a litre, followed by Adelaide (122.1￠), Sydney (129.4￠), Perth (131.2￠), Darwin (133.7￠), Canberra (135￠), Hobart (140.2￠) and Brisbane (143.6￠).
