The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia fell 3.1¢ to 137.9¢ a litre nationally in the week ending August 11, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price fell 4.1¢ to 136.6¢ a litre, with the regional price falling 1.0¢ to 140.6¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in the NT at 151.2¢ a litre, followed by Tasmania (150.8¢), Victoria (140.0¢), Western Australia (140.0¢), Queensland (137.1¢), NSW/ACT (135.2¢) and South Australia (134.8¢).
Of the major cities, Sydney offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 132.0¢ a litre, followed by Adelaide (132.9¢), Brisbane (135.9¢), Darwin (139.6¢), Perth (139.7¢), Melbourne (139.8¢) Canberra (141.9¢) and Hobart (151.5¢)
