The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia fell 1¢ to 126.4¢ a litre nationally in the week ending February 17, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price fell 0.9¢ to 124.5¢ a litre, with the regional price falling 1.2¢ to 130.3¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in the NT at 142¢ a litre, followed by Tasmania (140.9¢), WA (131.4¢), SA (129.1¢), Queensland (126.8¢), NSW/ACT (125.8¢) and Victoria (122.1¢).
Of the major cities, Sydney offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 120.8¢ a litre, followed by Melbourne (121.2¢), Brisbane (125.6¢), Darwin (128¢), Perth (128.7¢), Adelaide (128.9¢), Hobart (140.2¢) and Canberra (141.7¢).
