Market research on the consumer health industry. Our reports feat...
Market research on the consumer health industry. Our reports feature a wealth of standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes, market share and share data, distribution and industry trends.
Demand for NRT smoking cessation aids is declining in 2023, despite a further drop in smoking prevalence among the adult population as consumers continue to focus on their health post-pandemic. A marginal decline in retail volume sales is likely to…
During the pandemic many smokers delayed quitting due to the stressful environment and the switch to home working, which resulted in a small drop in volume sales of NRT smoking cessation aids. However, with the pandemic over and with a renewed focus…
The pandemic was a boon for NRT smoking cessation aids, as is the ongoing health and wellness trend, with many people trying to give up smoking as COVID-19 put the spotlight on lung health. The category is seeing an increase in both volume and…
Euromonitor International’s Voice of the Consumer: Health and Nutrition Survey, fielded January to February 2023 (n=21,221) indicates that 23.2% of respondents smoked daily, 2.6% once or twice a week, and 1.4% once or twice a month, figures that…
The retail prices of all NRT smoking cessation aids product types have been subject to significant hikes in 2022 and 2023 and this has led to strong growth in value in those years. The penetration of NRT smoking cessation aids in volume terms remains…
The pandemic period led to unhealthier lifestyles for a large number of Irish consumers, with some returning to smoking regular cigarettes as retail outlets selling vapes and other alternatives were closed. The stress and anxiety related to the…
Since the end of the pandemic, smoking prevalence rates have been increasing in Italy, reaching 20% of the population in 2023, up slightly on the previous year. Smoking prevalence fell during the pandemic for several reasons. Firstly, media articles…
Positive volume sales growth returned to NRT smoking cessation aids in 2023 following two years of declining volume during 2022 and 2021. This followed two years of very strong sales growth during 2019 and 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic encouraged…
NRT smoking cessation aids is projected to post a decline in retail volume sales in 2023, while recording positive retail current value growth. The decline in retail volume sales can be attributed to a couple of key factors. Firstly, following the…
NRT smoking cessation aids is set to see sales fall in 2023. The category has been adversely affected by new regulations relating to other NRT introduced in May 2023. Nicotine pouches, which were previously only sold as OTC medicine, were announced…