Tobacco

COVID-19 did not have a significant impact on demand for cigarettes during 2020, with retail volume sales continuing to decline due to tax increases. The rate of excise duty levied on cigarettes increased significantly over the course of the review…

Tobacco was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 crisis in 2020. Firstly, COVID-19 restrictions meant that occasions for social smoking were considerably reduced, and social distancing and business closures during the COVID-19 pandemic also led to a…

Following the outbreak of COVID-19 in Turkey the two biggest points of concern became health and finance, with both points influencing sales of tobacco in the country. The Turkish government had already been pushing an anti-smoking agenda with new…

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, the tobacco landscape recorded lower value growth, while volume growth for cigarettes, cigars, and smokeless tobacco declined, with smoking tobacco being the only area to register positive volume sales. Value…

Tobacco in Morocco posted a contradictory performance in 2020 with an increase in retail current value sales despite a considerable decline in volume. This indicates that the price hikes companies applied to cope with the January tax increases vastly…

Despite the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 leading to rising price sensitivity and health concerns, the tobacco industry performed well in Switzerland. Value sales improved from growth of 1% in 2019 to 7% growth in 2020, with the majority of value and…

In 2020, no category clearly benefited from the emergence of Coronavirus (COVID-19), and overall tobacco sales slightly declined in current value terms. While lockdown restrictions stemming from COVID-19 have had some impact on demand due to reduced…

Sales of tobacco products saw a significant decline in 2020 mostly as the result of the pandemic and subsequent lockdown, and its broader impact on the local economy in terms of reduced purchasing power and unemployment. The broad base of low- and…

In 2020, COVID-19 affected many aspects of life, due to mandatory store closures, work from home mandates, the loss of employment and travel restrictions. All these factors affected the tobacco industry, which saw a stronger current value decline…

Coronavirus (COVID-19) had a notable impact on tobacco in the Philippines in 2020. First off, the strict national lockdown enacted between March and May 2020 limited the distribution of cigarettes and mandated store closures particularly effected…

The decline of tobacco products slowed in 2020, with the quarantine resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic benefiting sales in the year. As many Latvians spent more time at home and started working from home, they had more time and opportunities to…

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic had a major impact on certain areas of tobacco in 2020, with the effects of the country’s efforts to slow the spread of the virus, such as lockdowns, business closures, and travel restrictions, negatively…

In 2020, unlike many other countries, Cameroon was only subject to a partial lockdown. This meant that, for the most part, access to products such as cigarettes and smoking tobacco was largely unaffected by the COVID-19 crisis, with grocery retailers…

Unlike in many markets, tobacco in Egypt recorded value sales growth in 2020 amid the COVID-19 crisis as cigarettes avoided a volume decline. However, the market dynamics have caused instability in the tobacco industry in terms of pricing for…

The official Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown in various provinces from mid-March 2020 gave way to a gradual reopening from late May, albeit with restrictions on travel for leisure purposes and entertainment (eg winery tours and celebrations), as well…

The largest impact on tobacco as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic was a decrease in tourism. Generally Croatia has a large influx of tourists during the country’s summer months and in 2020 the inbound tourists were roughly 70% less year-on-year.…

In general, 2020 was a difficult year for the tobacco industry in Denmark. Much of this stemmed from tax rises that were introduced in many categories, which led to significant increases in unit prices. This stimulated an increase in illicit trade…

The outbreak of COVID-19 did not have a significant impact on volume sales during 2020; however, value sales of tobacco increased by 10% due to a rise in excise taxes. Throughout 2020, non-essential stores were open, apart from during the last two…

As global travel restrictions were common in 2020 due to COVID-19, Swedes had limited trips abroad, as did international travellers to Sweden. That meant that Swedes had less opportunity to buy cigarettes, cigars and cigarillos abroad where they tend…

Like other industries, the tobacco industry in Portugal also suffered in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Decline in the consumption of various tobacco products in the year was a consequence of the closure of on-trade establishments and of…