The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 1.4¢ to 146.6¢ a litre nationally in the week ending September 2, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 1.8¢ to 145.5¢ a litre, with the regional price also rising 0.4¢ to 148.7¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in the NT at 162.7¢ a litre, followed by Tasmania (158¢), NSW/ACT (151.7¢), WA (145.8¢), SA (145.6¢), Queensland (143.5¢) and Victoria (141.7¢).
Of the major cities, Melbourne offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 141¢ a litre, followed by Brisbane (141.2¢), Perth (143.5¢), Adelaide (145.7¢), Canberra (152.7¢), Sydney (152.9¢), Darwin (154.7¢) and Hobart (158.4¢).
