Cheaper fuel encourages Australian shoppers to spend

Motorists in Australia have celebrated cheaper petrol prices by going shopping.

Pump prices have fallen to the lowest point in four years, giving consumers something to be cheerful about following a run of bad economic news.

The Australian Retailers Association, which represents small businesses and department store Myer, says this has encouraged people to spend, since suburban stores reopened after the Boxing Day sales.

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