Businesses and consumer incomes started to recover in 2021 after the negative impact of COVID-19 on the local economy, however this recovery did not translate into retail volume growth in cigarettes, although sales of cigars and cigarillos did stabilise. Tobacco sales were negatively impacted by the impact of COVID-19 with the government’s...
Tobacco continued to register positive volume growth in 2020 and 2021 as rising prices pushed many consumers towards cheaper cigarette brands. In smoking tobacco, local production is rising as players seek to avoid high import taxes. In cigarettes, domestic packaging and repackaging operations are proliferating for similar reasons, although...
The United Arab Emirates achieved one of the highest vaccination rates globally with social gatherings becoming more commonplace in 2021, and with an influx of tourists not only due to Expo 2020 but also due to imposed travel restrictions elsewhere. Shisha bars resumed operations to full capacity during the year, supporting the much lower...
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 had contracted sharply in 2020 due to pandemic restrictions. Nonetheless, retail volume sales...
In Norway, 2021 was another strong year for tobacco, with retail volume sales growing beyond the record-high levels of 2020 across categories. This was mainly due to border closures, in the wake of the restrictions implemented to stem the tide of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. Importantly, border restrictions continued through...
Paraguay’s consumption of tobacco declined once again in 2021 as smoking prevalence continued to fall. The increased awareness of the harmful effects of smoking on health, anti-tobacco policies, such as bans on advertising, the inclusion of health warnings on packs and the establishment of a new decree, which limits the places in which people...
Cigarettes in 2021 remained the main source of tobacco in Brazil, with the continuing good performance of the retail market over illicit trade. The continuing growth of cigarettes – although at a slower pace than in 2020 – reflects more about illicit trade dynamics than any notable trends giving preference to tobacco. Tobacco in Brazil...
Cigars continued to expand at an impressive pace in 2021, with volume sales increasing at a high double-digit rate that was up dramatically on the one recorded in 2020. While growth was skewed by the fact that sales were emerging from a relatively low base, the category’s performance was also lifted by improvements in confidence and spending...
Fine cut tobacco continued to grow in 2021 as a cheaper alternative to cigarettes during a time of increasing price-conscious behaviour when trading down from expensive cigarettes to fine cut smoking tobacco was evident. Sales of smoking tobacco benefited further from a restricted access to illicit trade due to tighter border control. Cigars,...
The tobacco market in Denmark in 2021 was characterised by a migration to smokeless categories, including nicotine pouches, vapour products and heated tobacco, as well as declining smoking prevalence in Denmark due to price increases and health concerns. However, as the effects of the pandemic, including travel restrictions, persisted throughout...