Hello and welcome to the January 2007 issue of the MotorMouth Newsletter.

This month I thought we would provide some facts on Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

• LPG occurs naturally in underground reserves associated with crude oil and natural gas or it is produced as a by-product of oil refining.
• Australia has substantial LPG reserves with 2 million tonnes being used a year domestically and net exports of 1.5 million tonnes.
• LPG makes up approximately 9% of the market for all petroleum products in Australia.
• The price of LPG is linked to the international price, the Saudi Contract Price, and it is cheaper than petrol and diesel as a result of being excise free.
• To encourage the use of LPG the Australian Government provides tax-free grants to motorists of $1000 for the purchase of a LPG vehicle or $2000 for the conversion of a vehicle to run on LPG.
• In October 2006 the sale of LPG vehicles in Australia was up by 69% and the number of vehicle conversions up by 100% compared with October 2005.

Source: Aust LPG Association, Aust Dept of Industry, Tourism and Resources, ABS.

Until next month...

Alan Price
Marketing Manager - MotorMouth
apricemotormouth.com.au

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The average, lowest and the highest Unleaded prices for December 2006 in each city were:

The price leading service stations for Unleaded in each city in December 2006 were:

Brisbane	Service Station Matilda Address corner Boundary Road and Tile Street Suburb Carole Park Average Price for month 109.8
Sydney	Service Station Helou Petrol Address corner Rawson Road and Ferndell Street Suburb Granville Average Price for month 112.0
Melbourne	Service Station Fast Fuel Address Boronia Road Suburb Wantirna Average Price for month 113.8
Adelaide	Service Station United Address Commercial Road Suburb Salisbury Average Price for month 111.4
Perth	Service Station Caltex/Woolworths Address Attfield Street Suburb Maddington Average Price for month 112.9

The average, lowest and the highest Diesel prices for December 2006 in each city were:

The price leading service stations for Diesel in each city in December 2006 were:

Brisbane	Service Station Matilda Address corner Boundary Road and Tile Street Suburb Carole Park Average Price for month 112.1
Sydney	Service Station Volume Plus Address corner Parramatta Road and Carrington Street Suburb Lewisham Average Price for month 116.3
Melbourne	Service Station United Address Racecourse Road Suburb Mornington Average Price for month 115.5
Adelaide	Service Station United Address Commercial Road Suburb Salisbury Average Price for month 117.4
Perth	Service Station C Santoro Repairs and Maintenance Address Hammond Road Suburb Jandakot Average Price for month 119.9

The average, lowest and the highest LPG prices for December 2006 in each city were:

The price leading service stations for LPG in each city in December 2006 were:

Brisbane	Service Station Coles Express Address corner Kingston Road and Moss Street Suburb Woodridge Average Price for month 48.5
Sydney	Service Station Red Spot Address corner Bexley Road and Kingsland Road Suburb Bexley Average Price for month 42.8
Melbourne	Service Station Caltex/Woolworths Address Glebe Street Suburb Forest Hill Average Price for month 38.9
Adelaide	Service Station Caltex/Woolworths Address Marion Road Suburb Marion Average Price for month 45.5
Perth	Service Station BP Address Albany Highway Suburb Kelmscott Average Price for month 49.5

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