Gas prices in New Mexico are up nearly ten cents over last month and $1.34 higher than this time last year, according to GasPrices.AAA.com. That’s a 67% increase in a year.

New Mexico is still slightly better off than the rest of the country, where the average price for regular gasoline is $3.413 per gallon.

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