The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia dropped 2.2¢ to 129.4¢ a litre nationally in the week ending March 15, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price dropped by 1.6¢ to 125.6¢ a litre, with the regional price rising 3.3¢ to 137.1¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in Tasmania at 152.5¢ a litre, followed by Northern Territory (148.1¢), South Australia (132.3¢), Western Australia (132.2¢), NSW/ACT (131.5¢), Queensland (126.8¢), and Victoria (123.9¢).
Of the major cities, Melbourne offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 120.6¢ a litre, followed by Brisbane (121.8¢), Sydney (127.2¢), Perth (129.0¢), Adelaide (135.2¢), Darwin (135.2¢), Canberra (142.9¢), and Hobart (153.0¢).
