THE INCREASE IN GAS PRICES CONTINUES THIS WEEK ACROSS NEW MEXICO. AAA SAYS THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE IS UP SEVEN CENTS THIS WEEK, NOW AT 2-88 A GALLON FOR REGULAR UNLEADED. THAT PRICE IS 58 CENTS HIGHER THAN IT WAS AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR.
PRICES ARE PUSHING 3-DOLLARS A GALLON IN THE FARMINGTON AREA WHILE AAA SAYS MOTORISTS IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA ARE SEEING AN AVERAGE OF 2-81 A GALLON. NATIONALLY, MOTORISTS ARE PAYING 2-90, AN INCREASE OF SIX CENTS OVER LAST WEEK.
