Market research on the tobacco industry. Standardised and cross-c...
Market research on the tobacco industry. Standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes, market share and brand share data, distribution and industry trends and sub-category level information.
Total current value sales growth for Azerbaijan’s tobacco market in 2021 was up on 2020. Although growth was bolstered by unit price increases resulting from excise tax hikes, the dominant category of cigarettes also saw retail volume sales rise at a…
In 2021, Vietnam saw periodic recurrent waves of COVID-19, which led to a nationwide lockdown from May until October. Under the impact of COVID-19, volume sales of illicit cigarettes witnessed a decline due to the closure of borders, as well as…
Following the outbreak of COVID-19 in Poland the government took a range of measures as it attempted to control its spread. These measures took their toll on the local economy, which in turn resulted in job losses and wage insecurity, especially…
2021 was a year of normalisation for tobacco in France, which meant that after a better performance in 2020, the industry came back to a level of decline closer to that observed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic – in volume terms at least. Decline…
Cigarettes continued its decline, with a further drop in volume sales in 2021, as smoking prevalence continued to fall. Also, a significant dampener on volume sales of cigarettes was rising inflation as continuing global supply constraints and rising…
Argentina’s economy recovered more quickly than expected after experiencing a strong downfall due to the COVID-19 crisis, during which the government imposed a strict lockdown on all on-trade establishments in 2020, and mid-2021. Nonetheless, the…
After the introduction of a 100% excise tax in 2019 put enormous pressure on demand for cigarettes, cigars and cigarillos and smoking tobacco, 2020 and 2021 saw further drops in demand, although sales declines were more moderate as stability returned…
As the effect of COVID-19 on the industry remained very limited and did not restrict the distribution of tobacco in Pakistan, sales of tobacco grew overall in 2021. With smoking prevalence remaining stable in the country, prices increased as the…
In 2021, retail volume sales of traditional tobacco products, i.e., cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos and smoking tobacco, declined, while retail value sales of e-vapour products increased in Belgium. Overall, the smoking prevalence is declining in the…
Tobacco demand is in long-term decline in Spain, but the rate of decline slowed significantly during 2021. Retail constant value sales (2021 prices) of cigarettes declined during 2021, but there was a moderate rebound in retail volume sales, which…
Tobacco registered positive growth across all in products in 2021. With society opening up in 2021 after the 2020 COVID-19 restrictions, increased socialising drove volume and value growth.
While April 2021 saw the re-imposition of mobility restrictions in Colombia, with the country seeing a rise in COVID-19 cases and slow progress in the vaccination campaign during the year, as well as social unrest, the economy began to recover in the…
Tobacco suffered significant value decline in 2020, due to COVID-19 restrictions, with people smoking less due to health concerns in relation to the virus, as well as less socialising. In 2021, with life returning to normal to a large extent, value…
Overall, sales of tobacco in Romania in 2021 continued to be driven by cigarettes, which remained the traditional, basic and preferred option for the majority of smokers in the country. Although the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continued to have a…
In 2021, the isolating and stressful effects of the pandemic and associated lockdowns continued to impact consumers’ smoking habits, but in different ways, ultimately resulting in smoking prevalence dropping slightly from 2020. Some consumers tried…
The government renewed restrictions on non-essential movements between regions from 21 December 2020 to 6 January 2021 to minimise the risk of a spike in infections over the Christmas period. Travel between regions was restricted on key festive days…
The COVID-19 crisis endured for most of 2021, which continued to have a significant impact on the tobacco industry. Due to COVID-19, many indoor smoking rooms, as well as outdoor smoking areas, were closed, as it was considered they were an infection…
Due to the addictive nature of tobacco, the inconvenience caused by COVID-19 did not stop smokers from purchasing tobacco, and 2021 witnessed a continued increase in value sales. The overall tobacco industry recorded mid-single-digit growth in…
Cigarettes continued to account for most volume sales of tobacco in 2021. The 2020 COVID-19 restrictions led to decreased volume sales, as with people socialising less, they also smoked less. However, in 2021, with society opening up, volume sales…