Category: Consumer Goods & Retailing
Consumer Goods & Retailing market research reports by Euromonitor International
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Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco in Italy
Next generation products have attracted significant demand in Italy, with younger consumers more interested in trying flavoured e-liquids, heated tobacco and other products. However, unlike traditional combustible tobacco products like cigarettes and cigars and cigarillos, tobacco specialists do not ... Read More
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Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco in the Philippines
Smokeless tobacco, e-vapour products and heated tobacco in the Philippines has benefited from regulatory efforts in recent years. The proliferation of legislation that oversees the production and sale of vapour products spurred demand for closed vaping systems and heated tobacco in 2024. RA 11900, o ... Read More
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Tobacco in Italy
Sales of tobacco in Italy increased in current value terms in 2024 although more moderately compared to previous year. Consumers suffered a decline in disposable income due to high inflation and geopolitical uncertainty triggered by the ongoing impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which led to ri ... Read More
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Cigarettes in Costa Rica
There was a fall in volume sales of cigarettes in Costa Rica in 2024. However, while smoking prevalence is slowly declining, this did not fully explain the fall in volume sales, with illicit sales increasing. The increase in illicit trade is part of a larger regional trend in Central America where r ... Read More
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Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco in Japan
Cigarillos experienced dynamic growth in Japan from 2016 to 2020, largely due to preferential taxation. Cigarillos, commonly referred to as “little cigar” in Japan, were classified as cigars under the Japanese taxation system at that time, which meant they were subject to lower taxes than cigarettes ... Read More
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Tobacco in Hong Kong, China
Retail volume sales of tobacco in Hong Kong continued to decline in 2024. Hong Kong is taking significant steps towards stringent tobacco control to reduce the smoking rate, and the government is committed to tobacco control, aiming for a smoke-free environment. The new strategy includes short-, med ... Read More
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Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco in Algeria
The market for smokeless tobacco, e-vapour products and heated tobacco in Algeria continued to expand in current value terms in 20224. Consuming smokeless tobacco has long been legally permitted in the country, with loose US-style moist snuff - locally known as chemma - being the sole smokeless toba ... Read More
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Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco in Spain
E-vapour products continued to see dynamic double-digit growth in retail volume terms in 2024. Closed vaping systems are preferred by Spanish consumers and delivered stronger growth in 2024 than open vaping systems which reported a decline in sales. While traditional tobacco smoking declines, the pr ... Read More
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Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco in the United Arab Emirates
Volume sales of cigars and cigarillos increased in the UAE in 2024. However, growth was modest during the year, largely because these products are typically consumed occasionally rather than daily, unlike cigarettes or e-vapour products. Nevertheless, consumption continues to rise gradually, support ... Read More
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Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco in the United Arab Emirates
Both e-vapour products and heated tobacco products saw strong growth in the UAE in 2024. Although smokeless tobacco is not currently available in the country, both e-vapour products and heated tobacco have expanded rapidly. While the volume growth for e-vapour products has been significant; this suc ... Read More
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Cigarettes in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Volume sales of cigarettes in Bosnia and Herzegovina experienced marginal decline in 2024, driven by a continued decrease in smoking prevalence, persistently high levels of illicit trade, and an ongoing consumer shift toward non-combustible tobacco products. The category continues to be significantl ... Read More
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Cigarettes in Switzerland
Retail volume sales of cigarettes in Switzerland decreased at a moderate pace in 2024. The decline in percentage terms was smaller than in 2022 and 2023. In these two years, demand collapsed again following a short-term increase in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis in 2020, when opportunities for cros ... Read More
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Cigarettes in Argentina
In 2024, cigarette sales in Argentina saw a significant decline in volume terms, primarily due by persistent economic instability and a drop in smoking prevalence. High inflation continued to erode consumer purchasing power, prompting many smokers to reduce consumption or switch to more affordable a ... Read More
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Cigarettes in Algeria
Retail volume sales of cigarettes, the largest category within Algeria’s tobacco market, recorded only modest growth in 2024, continuing a clear trend of deceleration observed throughout the review period. Despite the absence of government-sponsored anti-smoking campaigns or comprehensive cessation ... Read More
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Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco in Algeria
Cigars, cigarillos, and smoking tobacco continue to represent niche and underdeveloped areas within Algeria’s tobacco market. Retail volume sales of cigars and cigarillos continued to decline in 2024, largely due to the absence of a cigar-smoking culture in the country. Even among affluent urban con ... Read More
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Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco in Vietnam
Meanwhile, smokeless tobacco remained a negligible category in retail sales terms. This situation is not expected to change over the forecast period. Vietnamese consumers have little knowledge of such products. Chewing tobacco with betel is the only product with a presence in the country, but it onl ... Read More
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Tobacco in the United Arab Emirates
Despite the global trend of reducing tobacco consumption, the UAE continues to show a consistent demand for tobacco products. The market’s resilience stems from three key factors: a deeply rooted smoking culture amongst the Arab population, including both Emiratis and expatriates from countries such ... Read More
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Tobacco in Thailand
The overall tobacco market continued its downward trend in Thailand in 2024, marking several consecutive years of decline following the introduction of the new excise tax. The significant price increases resulting from the tax appear to have reduced consumer demand, particularly amongst lower-income ... Read More
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Tobacco in Argentina
The tobacco market in Argentina experienced a notable decline in volume terms in 2024, driven primarily by a sharp drop in cigarettes sales and a deep contraction in the consumption of cigars and cigarillos. This downturn was largely attributable to a significant reduction in the purchasing power of ... Read More
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Cigarettes in France
Volume sales of cigarettes declined significantly in France in 2024. Taxes rose again in 2024, which resulted in a pack of Marlboro Red 20 (the leading brand) being priced at EUR13.00 by the end of the year, up from EUR11.50 a year previously. Converse to expectations, this did not result in a signi ... Read More
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Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco in Vietnam
In 2024, cigars, cigarillos and smoking tobacco in Vietnam recorded faster retail volume growth, compared with 2023. This was largely due to the faster increase in retail volume sales in the dominant category, smoking tobacco (pipe tobacco) and robust strong growth in the demand for cigars. However, ... Read More
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Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco in Switzerland
The performance of fine cut tobacco enabled cigars, cigarillos and smoking tobacco in Switzerland to post positive retail volume growth in 2024. Retail volume sales of cigars and cigarillos decreased in 2024 as the market size continued to stabilise. Consumption continued to normalise after it had i ... Read More
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Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco in Bolivia
The supply of smokeless tobacco products in Bolivia is virtually non-existent. Occasionally, small importers bring in very limited batches and small quantities of products such as chewing tobacco. In general, the few individuals who use chewing tobacco or moist snuff source the product from other co ... Read More
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Cigarettes in Belgium
Cigarette sales continued to decline in volume in Belgium in 2024, primarily due to increased excise duties and regulatory changes. The sharp rise in prices, following the excises hike in April, led many consumers to seek more affordable alternatives. Whilst this trend has been evident in the shift ... Read More
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Tobacco in Spain
Tobacco saw moderate growth in retail volume terms in Spain in 2024, with sales also rising in current value terms on the back of increased prices. Cigarettes, which is the most consumed tobacco product in the country, registered steady growth both in volume and value terms. Despite a general declin ... Read More
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