Mittagong was the third cheapest place to fill up for regular unleaded petrol, according to the NRMA’s latest weekly fuel report.
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The average price was 125.6 cents per litre in the week ending February 3.
This was a one cent change from last week, with a price of 125.7 cents per litre.
The low prices have been a relief to those who fill up their cars in Mittagong.
In previous years Mittagong has often topped regional NSW for the most expensive prices.
Meanwhile Moss Vale was five cents dearer, with an average regular unleaded price of 130 cents per litre in the week ending February 3.
In the previous week, diesel was 145.7 cents per litre in Mittagong and 144.1 in Moss Vale.
Over the past week average regular unleaded prices fell 0.1 cents per litre (cpl) this past week, while diesel prices were stable in regional NSW towns.
Global oil prices fell $US 0.74 per barrel this past week with the weekly average Tapis (Asian crude) price falling 1 cent per litre in $A.
The Singapore price of unleaded petrol, Mogas 95, which is the key petrol benchmark for Australia fell from US$ 61.18 a barrel to US$ 61.10 a barrel this past week.
In $A terms the average price of Mogas fell 1.7 cpl due to a rising $A.
Global oil prices continued to be quite volatile on commodity markets last week. Prices have been trading within a narrow range $US 59-64 per barrel over the past four weeks.
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