The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia decreased by 5¢ to 118.4¢ a litre nationally in the week ending May 22, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price decreased 8¢ to 118.2¢ a litre, with the regional price increasing 3¢ to 119¢ a litre.
The most expensive fuel in the country was in Queensland and Tasmania at 121.5¢ a litre, followed by NSW/ACT (119.5¢), Victoria (117.7¢), the NT (117¢), WA (115.5¢) and SA (111.7¢).
Of the major cities, Adelaide offered the cheapest fuel for the week at 110.3¢ a litre, followed by Darwin (113.3¢), Perth (113.4¢), Canberra (115.5¢), Melbourne (117.7¢), Sydney (120¢), Hobart (120.4¢) and Brisbane (123.5¢).
