The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 4.9¢ to 142.8¢ a litre nationally in the week ending August 18, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 7.0¢ to 143.6¢ a litre, with the regional price rising 0.7¢ to 141.3¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in the NT at 151.1¢ a litre, followed by Tasmania (150.2¢), Queensland (150.1¢), NSW/ACT (147.0¢), South Australia (140.7¢), Western Australia (140.6¢) and Victoria (132.5¢).
Of the major cities, Melbourne offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 131.0¢ a litre, followed by Perth (139.1¢), Darwin (139.3¢), Adelaide (141.0¢), Canberra (141.9¢), Sydney (151.3¢), Hobart (151.5¢) and Brisbane (155.2¢).
