Annual average estimates of U.S.

retail cocaine price and purity, 1981-2007

700 1.00
650
0.90
600
Price Per Pure Gram in 2007 Dollars

550 0.80

500 0.70
450
0.60
400
350 0.50
300
0.40
250
200 0.30

150 0.20
100
0.10
50
0 0.00
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Year

Column B Column C
 1.00

0.90

0.80

0.70

0.60

0.50

0.40

0.30

0.20

0.10

0.00
0 20
6 07