Tobacco

The Middle East and African region recorded the fastest growth globally as the smoking population is progressively increasing. The cigarette industry remains highly consolidated as internationally recognised brands remain dominant. Local brands ...

Indonesia’s tobacco market witnessed value growth in every category in 2018. Prices rose over the year, stemming from the 10% increase of excise tax for cigarettes, the largest category, starting in January 2018, and by the 57% excise tax applied to ...

Tobacco continued to see a strong current value increase in 2018, with growth seen in all categories. This performance was stimulated mainly by price rises from most players and brands, due to a further increase in taxation in July 2018. Economy ...

Plain packaging regulations have rapidly expanded around the globe. As the measure is threatening to severely limit tobacco manufacturers in their ability to sustain compelling brand identities, the effects of it on market sizes, smoking prevalence ...

All tobacco categories were impacted after the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). However, cigarettes were affected the most. Before GST, cigarettes were taxed at a 28.7% cumulative average. However, under the new tax regime, ...

Rising taxation and expanding illicit trade, with smokers increasingly switching to cheaper illicit brands due to the rise in cigarette unit prices, and growing health awareness concerns, are driving the decline in cigarette sales. This trend is ...

The retail sales value of tobacco saw an increase in 2018, with the implementation of a 10% increase in excise tax, which lead to higher unit prices for all tobacco products. Volume sales, however, continued to decline, as the government continued to...

Cigarette consumption in Lithuania continued to drop in 2018 due to growing excise tax and consumer migration to heated tobacco products. Cigarette-smoking prevalence is set to keep falling in the forecast period with the government continuing its ...

Retail volume sales of cigarettes continued to fall during 2018, mainly due to the increase in specific tax on tobacco and consequent rise in prices for consumers. In response, Peruvian smokers have increased consumption of cheaper and illegal ...

Retail volume sales of cigarettes in Romania continued to decline in 2018, with the category’s ongoing contraction, however, remaining slow. Commentators believe this is down to efforts taken to curb smoking prevalence having reached something of a ...

Cigarettes and pipe tobacco continued to record declines in retail volume sales in 2018, with this downward trajectory having begun before the start of the review period. Cigarettes continued to be affected by a number of factors, but particularly ...

Tobacco recorded marginal retail value growth in 2018, largely due to ongoing tax hikes across all categories. Cigarettes, by far the largest category within tobacco, again witnessed substantial retail volume declines as smoking prevalence continued ...

Rising taxation and anti-smoking provisions have put pressure on smoking prevalence in Eastern Europe. The increase in illicit trade, due to significant price differences between countries, and the expansion of vapour and heated products in key ...

In the latest in an ongoing series of quarterly briefings looking at major (and some minor) developments in the world of tobacco, we assess the latest performance of the major multinationals, important cannabis and NPD/NGP updates, the reviewed ...

In 2018, the tobacco industry in North Macedonia faced many challenges, with the greatest being posed by ongoing strong rises in tobacco excise tax. Cigarettes, being by far the biggest category, continues to be subject to the highest tax rates, ...

Although Qatar faces an ongoing regional diplomatic crisis involving other GCC countries, including trade embargos, its economy nonetheless saw stable growth in 2018 with it establishing trade links with Iran and Turkey. The government has stepped up...

Smoking is still clearly losing popularity in Canada as a result of education and health awareness among consumers and stricter regulations and economic deterrents such as tax hikes imposed by both federal and provincial governments. Younger ...

The Saudi Government is working to reduce tobacco usage through legislation and taxation, as well as moves such as the introduction of treatment services like anti-smoking clinics run by trained medical staff, which aim to help people quit smoking as...

Although cigarettes posted small volume growth in 2018, the category is set to return to decline over the forecast period, as smoking prevalence continues to fall. Health concerns and very high prices caused by strong excise increases are forcing ...

Retail volume sales of cigarettes returned to growth in 2018 after a decline the previous year, which had been the result of higher unit prices, leading to a surge in illicit trade. However, there was a notable switch towards economy and mid-price ...