DOUG SHUPE WITH AAA NEW MEXICO SAYS THIS IS THE 10TH CONSECUTIVE WEEK STATE GAS PRICES ARE DOWN IN THE STATE . AND HE SAYS THE END OF THE SUMMER DRIVING SEASON AND KIDS GOING BACK TO SCHOOL COULD CAUSE PRICES TO DROP EVEN LOWER AS THE SUMMER DRIVING SEASON IS OVER … THE KIDS ARE BACK IN SCHOOL … AND REFINERIES WILL SOON SWITCH OVER TO THE LESS EXPENSIVE WINTER BLEND OF GAS.
THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE IS 3-43 … 11 CENTS LESS THAN THIS TIME LAST YEAR. ALBUQUERQUE HAS THE LOWEST PRICES IN THE STATE AT 3-30 A GALLON. SANTA FE HAS THE HIGHEST PRICES AT 3-38.
