Average cigarette prices by channel for by minimum price status and quarter, 2009
| Channels | Minimum price status | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Year, average |
| Grocery | Non-minimum price | US$3.00 | US$3.72 | US$3.75 | US$3.73 | US$3.55 |
| Minimum price | US$2.80 | US$3.18 | US$3.11 | US$3.28 | US$3.09 | |
| Minimum price—strong | US$2.92 | US$3.49 | US$3.32 | US$3.32 | US$3.26 | |
| Minimum price—weak | US$2.73 | US$3.00 | US$3.05 | US$3.26 | US$3.01 | |
| Drug | Non-minimum price | US$2.79 | US$3.41 | US$3.52 | US$3.43 | US$3.29 |
| Minimum price | US$2.44 | US$3.06 | US$3.22 | US$3.29 | US$3.00 | |
| Minimum price—strong | US$2.34 | US$2.99 | US$3.16 | US$3.26 | US$2.94 | |
| Minimum price—weak | US$3.09 | US$3.57 | US$3.87 | US$3.53 | US$3.52 | |
| Convenience | Non-minimum price | US$2.96 | US$3.59 | US$3.65 | US$3.72 | US$3.48 |
| Minimum price | US$2.84 | US$3.45 | US$3.52 | US$3.60 | US$3.35 | |
| Minimum price—strong | US$2.75 | US$3.37 | US$3.40 | US$3.44 | US$3.24 | |
| Minimum price—weak | US$2.92 | US$3.54 | US$3.65 | US$3.78 | US$3.47 |