The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia dropped 8.3¢ to 140.3¢ a litre nationally in the week ending February 2, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price dropped 12.0¢ to 137.0¢ a litre, with the regional price dropping 1.1¢ to 146.8¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in Tasmania at 155.7¢ a litre, followed by Northern Territory (150.9¢), Western Australia (141.9¢), South Australia (140.6¢), NSW/ACT (140.1¢), Victoria (139.1¢), and Queensland (138.6¢).
Of the major cities, Sydney offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 133.1¢ a litre, followed by Brisbane (135.1¢), Adelaide (138.2¢), Melbourne (138.5¢), Darwin (138.7¢), Perth (140.0¢), Canberra (146.4¢) and Hobart (155.5¢).
