The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia increased 3¢ to 109.5¢ a litre nationally in the week ending March 6, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price increased 4.7¢ to 108.4¢ a litre, with the regional price decreasing 0.4¢ a litre to 111.6¢ a litre.
The most expensive fuel in the country was in the NT at 119.9¢ a litre, followed by Tasmania (119.1¢), NSW/ACT (112.1¢), WA (110.9¢), Queensland (109¢), Victoria (106.3¢) and SA (104.1¢).
Of the major cities, Adelaide offered the cheapest fuel for the week at 101.5¢ a litre, followed by Melbourne (105.8¢), Brisbane (107.1¢), Perth (108.0¢), Sydney (113.2¢), Canberra (117.2¢), Darwin (117.4¢) and Hobart (118.3¢).
