2017 saw Thailand’s tobacco industry register strong retail value growth as unit prices increased across the board. This was mainly due to changes in the taxation regime for all tobacco products, with cigarettes registering strong unit prices increases over the course of the year. This came after 2016 saw the unit prices of cigarettes increase...
The main drivers of the heavy decline in cigarette volume sales in Chile in 2017 were strong anti-tobacco initiatives from the government, a sharp increase in average unit price per stick, consumer migration from cigarettes to RYO tobacco and a significant increase in illicit trade. More and more consumers are looking for cheaper and healthier...
Israeli tobacco is experiencing great challenges. The latest governmental tax reform forced major players to increase cigarette prices, encouraging consumers to shift to other tobacco products such as smoking tobacco. While the number of cigarette smokers is declining, electronic cigarettes is a growing trend with greater consumer awareness...
Tobacco retail current value sales in the Netherlands recorded a modest decline in 2017, after a mild upswing in 2016. This shows that the continued improvement of the Dutch economy has not, so far, translated into stronger demand for tobacco products. Tobacco sales are held back by the negative performances of the two most important categories:...
In 2008, the Uruguayan government released a law regulating tobacco products. The aim of the law was to protect the population from the harm associated with smoking. It led to huge changes for tobacco consumers. It restricted the areas where people were able to smoke, prohibiting smoking in all public places. Moreover, the law implemented...
Retail value sales of cigarettes continued to decline in 2017, negatively affected by slow consumer sentiment and despite international players actively engaging consumers, share continued to face cannibalisation from illicit trade. On the other hand, vapour products witnessed a moderate recovery from the huge plunge in 2016 in terms of retail...
Tobacco in Portugal recorded a stable performance in 2017 despite facing challenges such as legislation geared towards soft prohibition, rising taxation and public health programmes encouraging smokers to quit. Consumers reacted to tax increases by favouring lower-priced products in traditional tobacco categories. Innovation was key to maintaining...
While the EU legislative framework aiming to curb the usage of tobacco took effect in Slovakia in May 2016, the new regulations have not had a significant impact on Slovak smokers, with tobacco sales recording a further increase in 2017. The improving economic climate in the country, in turn supporting an increase in consumer purchasing power,...
In 2017, the government continued to increase excise rates for all categories of tobacco. For quite new categories in Russia, such as e-liquids containing nicotine, single use cig-a-likes and heated tobacco, excise taxes were introduced for the first time. This negatively influenced both the competitive environment and the growth rates of...
In 2017, volume sales of tobacco recorded one of the strongest declines of the review period. Although regulations regarding advertising, health warnings on boxes and the smoking ban did not change, the 100% increase in tax had a strong effect on prices. In addition, the continued decrease in the smoking population and the efforts of authorities...