ANOTHER NICKEL OFF NEW MEXICO GAS PRICES. AAA NEW MEXICO REPORTS THE AVERAGE STATEWIDE PRICE THIS WEEK IS 2-DOLLARS-66-CENTS. THAT’S 77 CENTS LESS THAN WHAT WE PAID THIS TIME LAST YEAR. AND TRIPLE-A SAYS WE’RE PAYING THE LOWEST PRICES NOW SINCE 2009.
BUT SPOKESPERSON SARAH SCHIMMER SAYS IT’S HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, WHICH IS 2-62 A GALLON. ALBUQUERQUE’S ALSO PAYING 2-62 A GALLON … THE SAME AS THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. SANTA FE PRICE IS 2-69.
LOCALIZED REFINERY ISSUES AND LOWER PRICES FOR CRUDE OIL HAVE KEPT PRICES DOWN.
