[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]In August 2007, the Executive Policy & Strategic Planning Staff (ADS), supported by the Statistical Services Section (FRS), analyzed 11,586 domestic cocaine purchases recorded in STRIDE* since April 2005 (523.4 kilograms, 356.6 kilograms pure). The results of this analysis show that since December 2006, cocaine prices have increased, while purity has declined.[/SIZE][/FONT]
- [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]From January through June 2007, the average price per pure gram of all domestic cocaine purchases increased 24 per cent, from $95.89 to $118.70, while purity fell 11 per cent, from 67 per cent to 59 per cent. [/SIZE][/FONT]
- [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]From January through June 2007, the retail (involving amounts up to ten grams) price per pure gram of cocaine increased 15 per cent, from $145.42 to $166.90. [/SIZE][/FONT]
- [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]From January through June 2007, the mid-level wholesale (involving amounts between one and ten ounces) price per pure gram of cocaine increased 33 per cent, from $53.09 to $70.39. [/SIZE][/FONT]
- [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]From January through June 2007, the wholesale (involving amounts of one kilogram or more) price per pure gram of cocaine increased 11 per cent, from $20.85 to $23.04. [/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]To corroborate the above STRIDE findings, ADS also examined National Forensic Laboratory Information System (NFLIS) data and identified 6,613 cocaine purchases/seizures wherein, from January through June 2007, purity also fell, by six per cent, from 56 to 53 per cent.[/SIZE][/FONT]
Source: Cocaine Price/Purity Analysis of Stride Data, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Link