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The Price of Illicit Drugs: 1981 through the - The White House

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Table 1: Estimated Quarterly <strong>Price</strong> per Pure Gram and Purity <strong>of</strong> Cocaine at Four Purchase Levels,<br />

Calendar year quarters for <strong>1981</strong>-2000 (continued)<br />

Period <strong>Price</strong> (2000$/pure gram) Purity (%) Number <strong>of</strong> Cases<br />

Level* => 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4<br />

1q97 166.44 85.45 48.99 27.79 71 69 67 79 225 451 506 47<br />

2q97 209.66 97.07 55.46 32.55 55 62 60 81 304 397 347 31<br />

3q97 211.16 89.39 53.28 31.69 67 66 63 77 245 449 562 61<br />

4q97 193.33 88.81 48.83 27.98 68 69 67 74 157 341 515 56<br />

1q98 180.51 89.02 47.75 28.89 69 69 66 75 162 426 595 46<br />

2q98 184.57 86.21 47.91 27.26 71 69 67 78 202 405 626 74<br />

3q98 184.60 85.74 45.58 26.53 68 67 66 77 231 422 591 71<br />

4q98 182.68 90.69 46.60 28.08 66 68 63 75 230 414 500 60<br />

1q99 190.05 100.69 50.24 24.15 61 63 59 70 327 498 359 23<br />

2q99 184.67 87.46 49.61 27.30 64 62 61 71 292 446 514 34<br />

3q99 171.22 87.34 47.27 26.92 66 63 62 74 409 507 631 90<br />

4q99 189.78 93.07 46.97 28.00 66 63 62 70 395 491 451 31<br />

1q00 197.36 104.37 51.71 27.22 64 60 55 68 381 578 391 34<br />

2q00 226.03 96.97 51.18 24.85 58 55 51 66 319 531 544 33<br />

*Street Purchasers:<br />

1: Small User (less than 1 pure gram)<br />

2: Large User (1 to 10 pure grams)<br />

3: Mid-level Distributor (10 to 100 pure grams)<br />

4: Wholesale Distributor (100 pure grams or more)<br />

Source: System To Retrieve Information on Drug Evidence (STRIDE)<br />

Prepared by: Abt Associates, Inc. 3/2/01<br />

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