ANOTHER RISE IN GAS PRICES IN NEW MEXICO. AAA, THE AUTO CLUB, REPORTS WE’RE PAYING THREE CENTS MORE FOR THE AVERAGE STATEWIDE GAS PRICE THIS WEEK, WHICH IS NOW AT 2-98 A GALLON FOR REGULAR UNLEADED. THAT’S 68 CENTS MORE THAN WE PAID AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR.
THIS WEEK, LAS CRUCES DRIVERS ARE PAYING THE MOST FOR GAS AT 3-05 A GALLON. WE’RE PAYING ABOUT 2-95 A GALLON HERE IN ABQ. THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR REGULAR UNLEADED IS 2-96 … THE SAME AS LAST WEEK, BUT UP 59 CENTS FROM WHAT WE PAID LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME.
OF ALL THE MOUNTAIN WEST STATES, TRIPLE-A SAYS NEW MEXICO HAD THE BIGGEST WEEKLY INCREASE IN GAS PRICES.
