Tobacco

Since the onset of Coronavirus (COVID-19), views around smoking in the Dominican Republic remained fairly normal in 2020. Despite discussions about the potential dangers of smoking and susceptibility to the virus in the media, this has not been as ...

COVID-19 is not expected to have a significant impact on tobacco consumption in 2020. Non-essential retail outlets were forced to close during the lockdown to limit the spread of COVID-19, but this has had little impact on tobacco sales as ...

Volume sales of cigarettes are set to decline in 2020 due to the expected economic recession, rising unemployment and declining disposable income in the wake of COVID-19. A migration from cigarettes to more economic fine cut tobacco and cigarillos is...

Cigarettes saw double-digit volume and current value growth in Tunisia in 2019. The stable prices of cigarettes in this year helped to boost volume sales, whilst manufacturers managed to increase production, and used different distribution strategies...

In 2020, tobacco is expected to see a slower value performance than was originally forecast before COVID-19. However, this is due to lower prices at constant 2019 prices, as all categories are expected to see higher volume growth rates. One of the ...

The social, economic and health effects of the COVID-19 crisis will be felt at every level for several years to come. However, the tobacco industry is expected to be less dramatically impacted in 2020 than other industries as nicotine consumers are ...

While lockdown restrictions arising from COVID-19 have had some impact on demand due to reduced opportunities to socialise, the addictive nature of nicotine means its users are habitual to an extent that neutralises the impact of environmental or ...

The Guatemalan government has been proactive in communicating the potential health risks of excessive smoking and alcohol consumption during the Coronavirus epidemic. Although this may have resonated among some cigarette smokers, consumption ...

In response to COVID-19 the government imposed a strict lockdown with 24-hour curfews in major cities. This has made distribution challenging with some retailers seen to be having difficulties obtaining permits to remain open during the curfew. Added...

In 2020, the value growth of tobacco at constant 2019 prices is expected to see overall decline, as the modest impact of COVID-19. While the smoking habits of Portuguese consumers have not changed significantly as a result of home seclusion during ...

The COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Latin America in March 2020. Social distancing and self-quarantine measures meant that on-trade establishments, including restaurants, bars and clubs, were closed by authorities while public events were simply ...

Overall tobacco is expected to see a higher growth rate in 2020 compared with the original forecast for this year, although there are significant variations between categories. One factor impacting several categories is expected to be the decline in ...

All non-essential retailers were forced to close to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during the lockdown. This is...

Measures to limit the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in North Macedonia are having little significant short-term impact on the performance of tobacco in 2020. Though non-essential retail outlets were forced to close during the initial period of ...

The outbreak of COVID-19 in Latvia increased financial concerns in the country during Q1 of 2020. This was intensified as concerts and events were cancelled, while shopping centres closed, resulting in many of the population being out of work. With ...

Non-essential retail outlets have been forced to close to limit the spread of COVID-19, although this has had little impact on tobacco sales as supermarkets, hypermarkets and convenience stores have been allowed to remain open. Bars, pubs, cafés and ...

No defined health awareness impact has been noted from COVID-19 in Bosnia-Herzegovina. In the short-term, consumers have not become more concerned about tobacco use. The smoking culture in the country is strong and, during confinement, people became ...

In 2020, the Kenyan tobacco market, and especially cigarettes, continues to be constrained by health concerns and high product costs that are lowering smoking prevalence and by a host of ongoing and new restrictions on marketing, import and sales of ...

COVID-19 is having a relatively limited impact on the development of the tobacco market in Kazakhstan. Tobacco products have remained readily available to consumers, as retailing restrictions have been less severe in Kazakhstan than in many other ...

Like every other CPG industry, the recent history and short-term future evolution of the global cigarettes industry will be dominated by the ongoing fallout of from the Coronavirus pandemic. Coming out of a moderately improved volume and value ...