MOTORISTS IN NEW MEXICO ARE ENDING THE YEAR WITH A THREE CENT A GALLON DROP IN FUEL PRICES. TRIPLE "A" NEW MEXICO SAYS THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE IS NOW AT 3-08, 18 CENTS BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. DRIVERS IN ALBUQUERQUE ARE PAYING THE LEAST WITH AN AVERAGE OF 3-DOLLARS A GALLON. BY THE WAY, LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME THE AVERAGE IN THE DUKE CITY WAS 2-78 A GALLON.