The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia dropped 0.6¢ to 139.7¢ a litre nationally in the week ending February 9, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose by 0.4¢ to 137.4¢ a litre, with the regional price dropping 2.5¢ to 144.3¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in Tasmania at 154.8¢ a litre, followed by South Australia (151.2¢), Northern Territory (150.3¢), Western Australia (139.9¢), Queensland (139.5¢), NSW/ACT (139.1¢), and Victoria (135.1¢).
Of the major cities, Sydney offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 133.3¢ a litre, followed by Melbourne (134.3¢), Brisbane (137.3¢), Perth (137.7¢), Darwin (137.9¢), Canberra (146.3¢), Adelaide (152.9¢) and Hobart (155.1¢).
