The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 8.7¢ to 197.2¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 4 February, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 9.8¢ to 200.2¢ a litre, while the regional price rose 6.7¢ to 191.3¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in the Northern Territory at 202.2¢ a litre, followed by Victoria (200.7¢), NSW/ACT (200¢), Queensland (198.4¢), Tasmania (192.3¢), Western Australia (188.2¢), and South Australia (185.2¢).
Of the major cities, Adelaide offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 182.8¢ a litre, followed by Perth (187.2¢), Darwin (188.9¢), Hobart (192.7¢), Brisbane (202.4¢), Canberra (203¢), Sydney (204.9¢), and Melbourne (205.7¢).
