Tobacco

Cameroon was not as affected by the energy crisis stemming from the war in Ukraine as many other countries. Rising global energy prices in 2022 gave a boost to government coffers and helped stabilise the economy. However, ongoing civil conflict, as…

Latvia’s tobacco industry had a good year in 2022 as demand for cigarettes increased, largely as a result of more stringent efforts to curb the clandestine trade in illicit cigarettes smuggled into the country from Russia and Belarus, while closed…

Sales of combustible tobacco products such as cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos and smoking tobacco continued to decline in both volume and real value (at constant 2022 prices) terms in 2022. Any sales increases in current value terms were mostly being…

The tobacco market in Canada is undergoing significant changes, driven by declining smoking rates, the rise of alternatives such as vaping, and a focus on harm reduction. Smoking rates in Canada have been steadily declining over the past few decades…

Smoking prevalence in Sweden continued to decline in 2022 reaching just 6% nationwide. Indeed, low smoking prevalence has been a topical debate for some years now. Nevertheless, more Swedes continue to give up the smoking habit while new generations…

Tobacco retail value sales continued to rise in 2022, boosted by the recovery of the Portuguese tourism industry and continuous investment by industry players in alternative products made from non-combustible materials, namely heated tobacco.…

New generation tobacco products, namely e-vapour products and heated tobacco, are under the spotlight in terms of developments and driving sales growth for tobacco products in Greece. Within vapour products, the key development was the introduction…

The monopoly over the manufacturing of cigarettes in Egypt by the state-owned Eastern Co. came to an end in 2022, when the United Tobacco Company (UTC), a subsidiary of Philip Morris International (PMI), started manufacturing cigarettes. This…

The normalisation of social activities and relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions positively impacted the tobacco market in 2022, leading to a rebound from its decline in 2021. Initially, there was optimism for the summer and rest of the year, as…

Although overall cigarette sales experienced a decline in 2022, the rate of decline slowed compared to the peak rate observed in 2020. This decline can be attributed to smokers reducing their cigarette consumption rather than a significant change in…

In 2022, the tobacco industry experienced a favourable year in terms of legislation, as the excise tax remained unchanged. Additionally, the tourism season performed better than the previous year, which had a positive impact on tobacco products.…

In 2022, the tobacco industry in South Korea experienced surprisingly strong current value growth. While cigarettes in South Korea saw a slight retail volume decline, this became much more moderate compared with pre-COVID-19 years, and value sales…

During 2022 inflation led to a trading down to mid and low priced brands. The market was also hindered by economic insecurity, high levels of poverty, crime and illicit trade, while widespread anti-smoking campaigns and tough legislation negatively…

Tobacco in Pakistan has a mixed layout. The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the major grower of tobacco crops, while Pakistan Tobacco Co Ltd and Philip Morris (Pakistan) Ltd hold the majority stake in the industry, due to their dominance of…

As with all fmcg industries in the country, the war has strongly impacted the tobacco market in Ukraine. For example, there is a much-diminished consumer base, with approximately eight million people – some 20% of the population – estimated to have…

The tobacco market in Oman is still recovering after the introduction of a 100% excise tax in 2019. In this environment, consumer demand has shifted towards lower-priced cigarettes, while cigarettes volume sales continued to decline in 2022. The…

Cigarettes remain the most common choice of tobacco for the majority of smokers in 2022 and was the main driver of tobacco overall, despite the unit price increase. Widespread distribution across all retail channels in Romania supports the…

In 2022, the Japanese tobacco industry continued the trend of cigarettes recording a retail volume decline and heated tobacco products recording volume growth. While the tax on heated tobacco was increased in October 2022, heated tobacco maintained…

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…

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…