Full year · 52 weeks
Petrol prices in 2022
Regular 91 averaged 268.6c a litre in 2022, diesel 243.5c.
2022 at the pump
The 25c excise cut from 15 March 2022 did not stop 91 reaching its highest yearly average to that point, 268.6c, +47.2c on 2021; diesel averaged 243.5c. It opened at 248.2c (7 January), peaked at 308.9c (1 July), touched 236.8c (23 December) and closed at 238.8c (30 December). 11 March brought the steepest rise, +18.9c; 18 March the steepest fall, −18.9c.
Crude, dollar and margin
Crude averaged US$96 a barrel and the dollar US63.6 cents across 2022. The wharf-to-nozzle slice of 91 in 2022 averaged 32.2c a litre. Premium 95 cost 17.3c more than 91 on average in 2022.
Tax lines and the diesel gap
Excise, levies, ETS and GST: 113.8c on 91 in 2022, a 42% share. 2022 tax column for 91: 80.6c to 59.2c in the week to 18 March; 59.2c to 55.6c in the week to 25 March. 25.1c a litre: the 2022 average gap between 91 and diesel. The diesel board ran from 173.0c on 7 January to 296.1c on 1 July.
Every week of 2022
| Week to | 91 | 95 | Diesel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Dec 2022 | 238.8 | 257.0 | 228.7 |
| 23 Dec 2022 | 236.8 | 255.3 | 226.8 |
| 16 Dec 2022 | 240.2 | 258.1 | 229.9 |
| 9 Dec 2022 | 246.9 | 263.6 | 239.5 |
| 2 Dec 2022 | 252.7 | 269.4 | 247.6 |
| 25 Nov 2022 | 256.1 | 272.8 | 256.2 |
| 18 Nov 2022 | 257.6 | 274.1 | 264.2 |
| 11 Nov 2022 | 257.7 | 274.1 | 266.6 |
| 4 Nov 2022 | 257.2 | 273.6 | 268.1 |
| 28 Oct 2022 | 258.0 | 274.3 | 269.5 |
| 21 Oct 2022 | 257.6 | 273.7 | 268.3 |
| 14 Oct 2022 | 257.4 | 273.1 | 260.6 |
| 7 Oct 2022 | 257.2 | 273.3 | 255.0 |
| 30 Sep 2022 | 259.6 | 276.1 | 256.3 |
| 23 Sep 2022 | 261.0 | 277.5 | 257.3 |
| 16 Sep 2022 | 261.3 | 277.8 | 258.3 |
| 9 Sep 2022 | 261.8 | 278.0 | 258.5 |
| 2 Sep 2022 | 261.3 | 277.7 | 255.3 |
| 26 Aug 2022 | 258.7 | 275.7 | 249.0 |
| 19 Aug 2022 | 258.5 | 275.4 | 248.2 |
| 12 Aug 2022 | 261.2 | 278.2 | 250.6 |
| 5 Aug 2022 | 264.5 | 281.4 | 254.4 |
| 29 Jul 2022 | 269.5 | 287.1 | 259.6 |
| 22 Jul 2022 | 285.8 | 303.8 | 275.6 |
| 15 Jul 2022 | 303.5 | 322.9 | 291.4 |
| 8 Jul 2022 | 308.0 | 326.7 | 295.8 |
| 1 Jul 2022 | 308.9 | 327.3 | 296.1 |
| 24 Jun 2022 | 308.5 | 327.0 | 294.4 |
| 17 Jun 2022 | 303.7 | 321.9 | 284.9 |
| 10 Jun 2022 | 295.7 | 314.1 | 269.8 |
| 3 Jun 2022 | 294.2 | 312.2 | 265.2 |
| 27 May 2022 | 294.8 | 312.0 | 267.3 |
| 20 May 2022 | 291.5 | 308.5 | 267.4 |
| 13 May 2022 | 284.2 | 301.9 | 260.6 |
| 6 May 2022 | 273.6 | 290.9 | 247.7 |
| 29 Apr 2022 | 265.5 | 283.3 | 238.2 |
| 22 Apr 2022 | 262.0 | 280.6 | 230.5 |
| 15 Apr 2022 | 260.7 | 279.2 | 224.9 |
| 8 Apr 2022 | 263.0 | 281.4 | 225.8 |
| 1 Apr 2022 | 268.2 | 286.7 | 230.4 |
| 25 Mar 2022 | 269.6 | 287.7 | 229.7 |
| 18 Mar 2022 | 279.8 | 298.3 | 233.4 |
| 11 Mar 2022 | 298.8 | 314.8 | 223.7 |
| 4 Mar 2022 | 279.9 | 296.0 | 205.3 |
| 25 Feb 2022 | 272.8 | 289.8 | 198.0 |
| 18 Feb 2022 | 269.3 | 286.5 | 194.4 |
| 11 Feb 2022 | 265.0 | 282.1 | 190.1 |
| 4 Feb 2022 | 261.1 | 278.2 | 185.9 |
| 28 Jan 2022 | 257.1 | 274.1 | 182.0 |
| 21 Jan 2022 | 253.7 | 270.3 | 178.6 |
| 14 Jan 2022 | 250.1 | 267.4 | 174.9 |
| 7 Jan 2022 | 248.2 | 265.4 | 173.0 |
The excise cut of 2022 and 2023 and its legal dates are on the tax docket.
Short answers for 2022
2022 fuel prices on average?
52 weeks average to 268.6c (91), 285.9c (95) and 243.5c (diesel).
How high did petrol go in 2022?
Week to 1 July 2022: 308.9c for 91. Diesel's top was 296.1c, week to 1 July 2022.