TRIPLE “A” NEW MEXICO IS OUT WITH ITS LATEST GAS PRICE SURVEY. IT SHOWS THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE IS NOW AT 2-68 A GALLON, DOWN A NICKEL FROM LAST WEEK BUT STILL 20 CENTS A GALLON HIGHER THAN AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR.
THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS NOW 2-73, SIX CENTS LESS THAN LAST WEEK. TRIPLE “A” SAYS MOTORISTS IN ALBUQUERQUE ARE SEEING AN AVERAGE PRICE OF 2-58, DOWN SEVEN CENTS.