Tobacco

Retail volume sales of cigarettes rose, but only very marginally, in 2022. Following over a decade of strong retail volume sales decline, the category is starting to show signs of stabilisation. However, the competition with heated tobacco remained…

Cigarettes consumption continued to decline in 2022, although at a slower rate than seen in pre-pandemic years. Indeed, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic (stress, anxiety) were still being felt, further compounded by global inflationary pressures…

Having overtaken e-vapour products in terms of value sales during 2020, heated tobacco products remained the most dynamic category in smokeless tobacco, e-vapour products and heated tobacco during 2022 in current value terms. While e-vapour products…

2022 was a very important year for heated tobacco. Whilst brand iQOS HEETs (Philip Morris Italia Srl) maintains its majority share, we have been seeing increasing activities from other players start to take small shares from the leader. Brand Neo…

Fine cut tobacco registered solid growth in retail volume terms in 2022, while cigars, cigarillos and pipe tobacco all registered a decline. Several factors can explain the positive performance of the category. Firstly, manufacturers have managed to…

While volume sales of cigars and cigarillos combined decreased slightly in 2022, demand for cigars remains at a stable level. Demand for cigars was not strongly affected by the circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, nor did it take a notable…

Cigarettes saw a slightly stronger volume decline in 2022 than witnessed in 2021, as the era of the COVID-19 pandemic has come to an end and consumers have returned to their out-of-home lifestyles. This decline is to be expected, as the circumstances…

Tobacco sales continued on the path to recovery in 2022 backed by an uptick in tourism, an increase in border sales and an increase in social events as COVID-19 restrictions were lifted. Nonetheless, despite the improved situation retail volume sales…

Cigarettes saw positive growth in retail volume terms in 2022, with sales being driven by an increase in tourism, the return of cross-border purchases and an increase in out-of-home activities and social events. Nonetheless, despite these growth…

After two years of recording positive growth thanks to favourable pandemic-induced conditions, 2022 saw tobacco returning to declining sales in the UK, as it had been registering prior to the pandemic. Volume sales of cigarettes posted a double-digit…