| Trends in Heroin Prices at Three Purchase Levels (Constant 2002 dollars -- per pure gram) |
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| Year | < 1 gram | 1 - 10 grams | > 10 grams |
| 1981 | $1,974.49 | $1,670.02 | $1,007.60 |
| 1982 | $1,587.69 | $1,226.42 | $744.49 |
| 1983 | $1,626.58 | $1,528.63 | $726.13 |
| 1984 | $1,468.39 | $1,440.79 | $715.18 |
| 1985 | $1,351.65 | $1,128.50 | $655.43 |
| 1986 | $1,352.37 | $1,021.65 | $656.25 |
| 1987 | $1,230.13 | $1,093.10 | $754.27 |
| 1988 | $1,043.78 | $880.91 | $511.38 |
| 1989 | $933.97 | $693.87 | $485.84 |
| 1990 | $947.70 | $911.57 | $647.46 |
| 1991 | $895.79 | $819.38 | $492.31 |
| 1992 | $743.91 | $633.38 | $402.08 |
| 1993 | $619.73 | $448.69 | $325.48 |
| 1994 | $615.16 | $418.35 | $299.03 |
| 1995 | $544.69 | $402.90 | $237.73 |
| 1996 | $515.69 | $378.49 | $248.48 |
| 1997 | $491.04 | $327.60 | $208.32 |
| 1998 | $432.76 | $294.42 | $185.77 |
| 1999 | $426.49 | $266.16 | $176.05 |
| 2000 | $413.90 | $269.54 | $153.60 |
| 2001 | $398.27 | $246.02 | $134.62 |
| 2002 | $372.00 | $240.84 | $138.32 |
Source: Office of National Drug Control Policy
The Price and Purity of Illicit Drugs: 1981 Through the Second Quarter of 2003.
November 2004 (Publication Number NCJ 207768), Table 5, p.62