YOU’VE PROBABLY NOTICED GAS PRICES IN NEW MEXICO APPEAR TO BE HEADING UP. AAA NEW MEXICO SAYS IT’S NO ILLUSION. THOSE PRICES ARE RISING. THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE IS NOW AT 2-49 A GALLON FOR REGULAR UNLEADED. THAT’S AN INCREASE OF FOUR CENTS FROM LAST WEEK.
IN ALBUQUERQUE THE AVERAGE IS NOW 2-45, UP 10 CENTS A GALLON OVER THE PREVIOUS WEEK. A CHECK OF “ALBUQUERQUE GAS PRICES.COM” SHOWS PRICES AS LOW AS 2-23 A GALLON.
AAA SAYS THE HIGHER PRICES ARE THE RESULT OF HIGHER DEMAND. THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS 2-56 A GALLON, AN INCREASE OF 6 CENTS.
