The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia fell 6.5¢ to 144.9¢ a litre nationally in the week ending December 8, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price fell 9.1¢ to 143.3¢ a litre, with the regional price falling 1.5¢ to 148.0¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in South Australia at 158.3¢ a litre, followed by the Tasmania (155.8¢), Northern Territory (153.8¢), Western Australia (146.9¢), NSW/ACT (143.3¢), Queensland (143.1¢), and Victoria (141.9¢).
Of the major cities, Sydney offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 138.6¢ a litre, followed by Melbourne (140.4¢), Brisbane (142.3¢), Darwin (142.7¢), Perth (146.2¢), Canberra (147.7¢), Hobart (156.0¢), and Adelaide (161.4¢).
