The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia dropped 4.8¢ to 117.8¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 16 August, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price dropped 6.7¢ 117.8¢ a litre, with the regional price dropped by 1.2¢ to 117.7¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in Northern Territory at 130.6¢ a litre, followed by Tasmania (124.1¢), Queensland (121.8¢), South Australia (119.0¢), Western Australia (118.3¢), Victoria (117.9¢), and NSW/ACT (113.9¢).
Of the major cities, Sydney offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 110.9¢ a litre, followed by Perth (117.5¢), Darwin (118.2¢), Melbourne (118.9¢), Adelaide (119.2¢), Canberra (122.5¢), Brisbane (123.9¢), and Hobart (124.0¢).
