The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia fell 1¢ to 144.5¢ a litre nationally in the week ending July 15, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price fell 0.9¢ to 142.4¢ a litre, with the regional price down 1¢ to 148.9¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in the NT at 163.8¢ a litre, followed by Tasmania (158.5¢), SA (150.6¢), WA (149.1¢), NSW/ACT (144.5¢), Queensland (141.7¢) and Victoria (141¢).
Of the major cities, Brisbane offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 136.5¢ a litre, followed by Melbourne (139.5¢), Sydney (141.9¢), Perth (147.3¢), Adelaide (150.9¢), Canberra (155¢), Darwin (156.8¢) and Hobart (158.6¢).
