The average price of diesel fuel in Australia dropped 0.7¢ to148.5 a litre nationally in the week ending February 16, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Diesel Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price dropped 0.5¢ to 147.3¢ a litre, while the regional price dropped 0.8¢ 149.5¢ a litre.
The most expensive fuel in the country was in the Northern Territory at 158.8¢, then Tasmania at 158.5¢ a litre, followed by Queensland (148.5¢), Western Australia (148.4¢), South Australia and NSW/ACT (148.3¢) and Victoria (146.7¢).
Of the major cities, Adelaide offered the cheapest diesel for the week at 142.4¢ a litre, followed by Darwin (142.5¢), Sydney (145.1¢), Perth (146.4¢), Melbourne (146.7¢), Brisbane (148.9¢), and Hobart (161.0¢).
