Smoking Tobacco: Can It Prosper as a Cheaper Alternative to Cigarettes ?

Introduction

Scope

Key Findings – Market Global Drivers

Key Findings – Global Market Trends

Smoking Tobacco Market Overview

Can RYO Escape from its Niche?

Expenditure Per Capita – Smoking Tobacco vs Cigarettes

Smoking Tobacco New Product Developments

Tobacco Market Context and Outlook

Smoking Tobacco in the Context of Global Tobacco

Outlook – OTP Sectors Fight for their Niches

Outlook – Unexpected Strength of Pipe Tobacco

Smoking Tobacco Market – Value Growth Analysis 2003-2008

Smoking Tobacco Outlook – Where Will Value Come From?

Market Drivers and Trends

RYO Cigarettes Versus Factory Made Cigarettes

RYO v Cigarettes – Trends and Country Comparisons

The Countries Where Consumers Like to Roll Their Own

The Price Effect – The US Experience

Pipe Tobacco – Kept Afloat by Poland and Shisha

Pipe Tobacco Excluding Shisha in Terminal Decline

Poland – Pipe Tobacco Thrives as RYO

Shisha Pipe Tobacco in the Middle East – an Introduction

Shisha Pipe Tobacco Trends in the Middle East (1)

Shisha Pipe Tobacco Trends in the Middle East (2)

The Regional Issue

Regional Growth Comparisons – W Europe in driving seat

Smoking Tobacco – Regional Shares and Price Variations

Country Case Studies

The Countries That Drive the Smoking Tobacco Sector

From Tobacco Rolls to RYO Pipe Tobacco – Germany

RYO NPD in Germany – from “stix” to “quickies”…

The Rise and Fall of the Pseudo Pipe Segment – Germany

Adjacency Strategies in Germany

Smoking Tobacco in The US

RYO Retains Cost Advantage in the US Despite Tax Rise

Strategic Moves and Possible Acquisitions – US

Major Markets Outlook – Germany and the US – Tax Impact

High Growth in the UK as Consumers Travel Less

Lighter Variants and Limited Editions in the UK

UK and Poland Outlook – a Tale of Two Pipes

Price and Product Substitution in France

PMI Moves in on RYO in France

Down-trading in the World’s Strongest RYO Market

Expanded Tobacco in the Netherlands

Big Companies Take Over Smoking Tobacco in Netherlands

Big Companies Boost Prospects – France and Netherlands

Smokeless Threat to Big Smoking Tobacco Market in Norway

Outlook – Egypt and Saudi – Carrying the Shisha Flag

Strategies and Competitive Situation

Smoking Tobacco – Global Company Share Analysis

Competitive Situation – RYO and Pipe Tobacco Companies

Competitive Situation – Fine Cut and Pipe Tobacco Brands

Global RYO Strategies – Imperial Tobacco

RYO Pack Innovation and Premiumisation

Definitions

Smoking Tobacco – Definitions and Scope of Research

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