The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 0.7¢ to 119.6¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 6 December, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 0.4¢ to 119.7¢ a litre, with the regional price rising by 1.2¢ to 118.6¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in the Northern Territory at 128.8¢ a litre, followed by Victoria (127.1¢), Tasmania (123.2¢), Queensland (118.1¢), Western Australia (117.46¢), South Australia (117.3¢), and NSW/ACT (115.5¢).
Of the major cities, Sydney offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 110.7¢ a litre, followed by Darwin (115.9¢), Perth (116.9¢), Adelaide (117.7¢), Brisbane (118.7¢), Canberra (121.2¢), Hobart (123.2¢) and Melbourne (131.8¢).
