While the ACCC does not set fuel prices, we monitor retail fuel prices on a daily basis. Where we see issues of concern we will investigate. And, where we find sufficient evidence we will take action to protect consumers against misleading and anti-competitive conduct by fuel retailers.
Monitoring retail fuel prices
The ACCC monitors retail prices of unleaded petrol, diesel and LPG in all Australian capital cities and in more than 190 regional locations. This enables us to provide you with information about fuel prices, including petrol price cycles in the larger cities.
Monitoring Australia’s petrol industry
Monitoring direction
The ACCC has a Ministerial direction to continue monitoring prices, costs and profits relating to the supply of petroleum products in Australia for a further period of three years, commencing on 19 December 2019.
Under the direction the ACCC prepares quarterly petrol monitoring reports focusing on price movements in the capital cities and over 190 regional locations across Australia.
We also prepare petrol industry reports on particular issues of consumer interest or industry significance.
See: Competition and Consumer (Price Monitoring—Petroleum Fuels) Direction 2019
Latest reports
- Quarterly report on the Australian petroleum market - September quarter 2019
- Petrol prices vary significantly - report on petrol prices by major retailer in 2018
Past reports
- Quarterly monitoring reports on the Australian petroleum industry - 2015 to present
- Petrol industry reports - 2018 to present
- Petrol market studies - 2015 to 2017
- Annual monitoring reports on the Australian petroleum industry - 2008 to 2014
Consultants reports
In previous years the ACCC has commissioned a number of consultants reports on fuel related issues.
- Benchmarking the price of fuel ethanol in Australia - July 2010
- The method and basis of the setting of the import parity price (IPP) for unleaded petrol and diesel in Australia - October 2009
- Review of the appropriateness of the current LPG international benchmark in the setting of domestic LPG prices - October 2009
More information
Unleaded petrol price inquiry 2007
Petrol, diesel & LPG - consumer information