Gas prices in New Mexico are up five cents over last week, 11 cents over the week prior, and $1.28 higher over than this time last year, according to GasPrices.AAA.com. That’s an almost 65% increase in a year. Let’s go Brandon!

New Mexico is still slightly better off than the rest of the country, where the average price for regular gasoline is $3.378 per gallon, also up from last week’s $3.306.

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