DRIVERS IN NEW MEXICO KNOW THIS ALL TO WELL. GAS CONTINUES TO INCREASE IN PRICE. THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE IS NOW 3-25 A GALLON, UP NINE CENTS FROM LAST WEEK. BUT AAA NEW MEXICO SAYS THE AVERAGE IS STILL 17 CENTS LOWER THAN IT WAS AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR.
MOTORISTS IN SANTA FE ARE PAYING THE HIGHEST AVERAGE AT 3-27, WHILE GAS IS A DIME A GALLON CHEAPER IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS NOW 3-38 A GALLON, UP A NICKEL FROM LAST WEEK.
