A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE AVERAGE PRICE OF A GALLON OF GAS IN ALBUQUERQUE THIS WEEK. TRIPLE "A" NEW MEXICO SAYS THE DUKE CITY AVERAGE IS NOW AT 1.77, UP TWO CENTS FROM LAST WEEK. PRICES IN SANTA FE AND LAS CRUCES ARE ALSO HIGHER, BOTH CITIES SEEING A THREE CENT-A-GALLON INCREASE. STATEWIDE, IT'S AVERAGING 1.86, THE SAME AS LAST WEEK. THAT'S STILL 1.26 A GALLON LESS THAN AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR. NATIONALLY, THE AVERAGE IS HOLDING STEADY AT 2.04.
