The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia fell 1.2¢ to 145.6¢ a litre nationally in the week ending May 5, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price fell 2.7¢ to 144.8¢ a litre, with the regional price rising 1.8¢ to 147.1¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in the NT at 155.3¢ a litre, followed by Tasmania (155.3¢), WA (150.6¢), NSW/ACT (145.9¢), Queensland (145.6¢), SA (144.5¢) and Victoria (142.3¢).
Of the major cities, Melbourne offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 142.4¢ a litre, followed by Adelaide (143.8¢), Sydney (144.4¢), Brisbane (144.5¢), Darwin (144.9¢), Canberra (146.1¢), Perth (151¢) and Hobart (152.9¢).
