The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia decreased by 5.8¢ to 114.4¢ a litre nationally in the week ending August 7, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price decreased 7.4¢ to 112.4¢ a litre, with the regional price decreasing 2.4¢ to 118.6¢ a litre.
The most expensive fuel in the country was in Tasmania at 122.5¢ a litre, followed by the NT (119.8¢), Queensland (118.4¢), Victoria (118.2¢), WA (117¢), NSW/ACT (111.1¢), and SA (99.5¢).
Of the major cities, Adelaide offered the cheapest fuel for the week at 94.9¢ a litre, followed by Sydney (106.3¢), Perth (115.3¢), Brisbane (116.3¢), Darwin (117.8¢), Melbourne (118¢), Canberra (121.6¢), and Hobart (122.6¢).
