WITH EVERY TRIP TO THE GAS STATION, IT SEEMS WE'RE PAYING A LITTLE LESS TO FILL UP IN NEW MEXICO. PRICES HAVE FALLEN AGAIN IN THE PAST WEEK. THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE NOW 3-03 A GALLON, AND IN ALBUQUERQUE 2-92.
DOUG SHUPE WITH AAA NEW MEXICO SAYS ONE REASON PRICES ARE SO LOW IS WE'RE NOT DRIVING AS MUCH AS WE WERE A FEW WEEKS AGO. SHUPE ALSO SAYS WE'RE IN THE TIME FOLLOWING THE BUSY TRAVEL SEASON AND BEFORE THE BUSY END-OF-THE YEAR HOLIDAY TRAVEL SEASON.
SHUPE SAYS ANOTHER FACTOR IS THAT REFINERIES HAVE SWITCHED TO A CHEAPER WINTER BLEND OF GASOLINE. OVERALL, GAS PRICES ARE AS LOW AS THEY'VE BEEN IN ABOUT THREE YEARS.
