The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia fell 5.3¢ to 178.1¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 14 May, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price fell 6.4¢ to 175.8¢ a litre, while the regional price fell by 3.1¢ to 182.7¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in the Northern Territory at 196.8¢ a litre, followed by Tasmania (187.4¢), Queensland (181.7¢), Victoria (177.5¢), Western Australia (177.4¢), NSW/ACT (176.2¢), and South Australia (174.7¢).
Of the major cities, Sydney offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 170.8¢ a litre, followed by Adelaide (171.8¢), Perth (175.2¢), Melbourne (176.6¢), Brisbane (181¢), Darwin (181.9¢), Canberra (185.5¢), and Hobart (187.1¢).
