Dec. 16—Gasoline prices remained on a downward trajectory across most of New Mexico last week, declining to an average price of $2.74 a gallon statewide, according to the Dec. 12 AAA New Mexico Weekend Gas Watch report.
That represented a drop of 3 cents from the previous week’s figure for a gallon of regular unleaded gas and 18 cents cheaper than at the same point in 2023.
Drivers in Santa Fe are paying the least for gas among the state’s four metropolitan statistical areas at an average price of $2.68 a gallon, down from $2.75 a week ago and $2.84 a year ago. Fuel is most expensive in the Farmington area, averaging $2.97 a gallon — an increase of 4 cents from last week, according to the survey…