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Understand the key trends shaping demand and future opportunities across industries in Eastern Europe, with the latest regional and country-level analysis and market statistics.
The pandemic led to changes in lifestyle and smoking patterns with increased interest in cigars, cigarillos, pipe tobacco and fine cut tobacco. These products were seen as exotic and tapped into the increasing search for new experiences. Although the…
Sales of fine cut tobacco declined in retail volume terms in 2023. Like cigarettes, this category received a sales boost in 2022 as large numbers of refugees entered Poland following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. However, in 2023 the influence of…
Slovakia’s cigarettes market continued to decline in 2023 after new excise taxes were introduced, leaving smokers under growing economic pressure to downgrade to more affordable cigarettes or seek out alternatives. Rising demand for soft cigarette…
Cigarettes saw strong growth in retail volume terms in 2023. Sales were boosted by the end of the pandemic and the return to more normalised behaviour in terms of work and socialising. The end of the pandemic lowered concerns about the complications…
Sales of cigarettes experienced a slight decline in volume terms in 2023. Sales saw strong growth in 2022 as large numbers of refuges entered Poland following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In 2023, many of these refugees from Ukraine returned to…
Consumer Lifestyles offers valuable insights into key consumer attitudes and current thinking, and their impact on purchasing and consumption habits; quantifying behaviours, preferences and motivations, and aligning them with broader trends.
The number of households is set to increase slightly, while the average household size will remain unchanged in Slovenia over 2023-2028. Single person households will remain the dominant household type and the fastest household expenditure growth is…
In 2023, Poland ranked eighth in Eastern Europe for average gross income, but experienced a 2.2% decrease in per capita disposable income in that year, owing to an economic slowdown and surging inflation levels. However, projections for 2023-2028 are…
The number of households is set to increase moderately, while the average household size will shrink in North Macedonia over 2023-2028. Couples with children will remain the dominant household type but the fastest household expenditure growth is…
The number of households is set to slightly decrease, while the average household size will shrink in Georgia over 2023-2028. Extended ("Other") households will remain the dominant household type and the fastest household expenditure growth is…