The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 8.2¢ to 111.3¢ a litre nationally in the week ending May 17, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose by 9.9¢ to 111.5¢ a litre, with the regional price rising by 4.6¢ to 110.9¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in Northern Territory at 126.7¢ a litre, followed by Tasmania (120.8¢), Queensland (112.7¢), NSW/ACT (112.7¢), Victoria (110.4¢) South Australia (107.7¢), and Western Australia (106.1¢).
Of the major cities, Canberra offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 101.6¢ a litre, followed by Perth (102.8¢), Adelaide (108.3¢), Melbourne (111.7¢), Darwin (112.8¢), Sydney (113.6¢), Brisbane (116.0¢), and Hobart (120.9¢).
