The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia increased 2.4￠ to 132.2￠ a litre nationally in the week ending September 13, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price increased 3.3￠ to 131.6￠ a litre, with the regional price increasing 0.6￠ a litre to 133.6￠ a litre.
The most expensive fuel in the country was in Tasmania at 139.0￠ a litre, followed by WA (138.8￠), the NT (137.8￠), Queensland (135.3￠), NSW/ACT (133.1￠), Victoria (131￠) and SA (129.1￠).
Of the major cities, Adelaide offered the cheapest fuel for the week at 123.2￠ a litre, followed by Perth (128.5￠), Brisbane (130.8￠), Darwin (130.9￠), Sydney (132.4￠), Canberra (132.8￠), Melbourne (135￠) and Hobart (137.5￠).
