The average price of diesel fuel in Australia dropped 3.8¢ to 140.6¢ a litre nationally in the week ending March 22, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Diesel Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price dropped 3.9¢ to 139.1¢ a litre, while the regional price dropped 3.7¢ 141.7¢ a litre.
The most expensive fuel in the country was in the Northern Territory at 155.4¢, then Tasmania at 155.0¢ a litre, followed by Western Australia (141.5¢), Queensland (140.1), Victoria (139.5¢), NSW/ACT (139.2¢) and South Australia (138.8¢).
Of the major cities, Adelaide offered the cheapest diesel for the week at 131.5¢ a litre, followed by Sydney (134.6¢), Darwin (138.3¢), Melbourne (139.6¢), Brisbane (139.7¢), Canberra (145.2¢), and Hobart (156.1¢).
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