Tobacco in China
The pandemic and associated lockdowns did not have a material impact on tobacco consumption in China. Both retail volume and current value sales of cigarettes continued to witness stable growth, driven by stable consumer demand, and product innovation, such as the addition of burst beads to slim cigarettes. Meanwhile, cigars and cigarillos was still at a nascent state and recorded double-digit volume and current value growth in 2022, thanks to cigar leaf supply chain optimisation, and improvemen...
Euromonitor International's Tobacco in China report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2018-2022, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be the new legislative, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2027 illustrate how the market is set to change.
Product coverage: Cigarettes, Cigarettes (Illicit+Legal), Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco, Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco.
Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.
Why buy this report?
* Get a detailed picture of the Tobacco market;
* Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
* Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
* Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.
- Tobacco in China
- Euromonitor International
- June 2023
- List Of Contents And Tables
- TOBACCO IN CHINA
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Tobacco in 2022: The big picture
- 2022 key trends
- Competitive landscape
- Retailing developments
- What next for tobacco?
- OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
- Legislation
- Legislative overview
- Summary 1 Legislation Summary at a Glance
- Minimum legal smoking age
- Smoking prevalence
- Tar levels
- Health warnings
- Plain packaging
- Advertising and sponsorship
- Point-of-sale display bans
- Smoking in public places
- Low ignition propensity (LIP) cigarette regulation
- Flavoured tobacco product ban
- Reduced harm
- Vapour products
- PRODUCTION/IMPORTS/EXPORTS
- MARKET INDICATORS
- Table 1 Number of Adult Smokers by Gender 2017-2022
- MARKET DATA
- Table 2 Sales of Tobacco by Category: Volume 2017-2022
- Table 3 Sales of Tobacco by Category: Value 2017-2022
- Table 4 Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2017-2022
- Table 5 Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2017-2022
- Table 6 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: Volume 2022-2027
- Table 7 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: Value 2022-2027
- Table 8 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2022-2027
- Table 9 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027
- DISCLAIMER
- SOURCES
- Summary 2 Research Sources
- CIGARS, CIGARILLOS AND SMOKING TOBACCO IN CHINA
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2022 DEVELOPMENTS
- Cigars records double-digit growth in volume sales in 2022
- Standard size cigars remain dominant
- PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Decreasing momentum forecast for cigars
- Opportunities for Chinese hand-rolled cigars
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 10 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Volume 2017-2022
- Table 11 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Value 2017-2022
- Table 12 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2017-2022
- Table 13 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2017-2022
- Table 14 Sales of Cigars by Size: % Volume 2017-2022
- Table 15 Sales of Cigarillos by Price Platform 2017-2022
- Table 16 NBO Company Shares of Cigars and Cigarillos: % Volume 2018-2022
- Table 17 LBN Brand Shares of Cigars and Cigarillos: % Volume 2019-2022
- Table 18 NBO Company Shares of Cigars: % Volume 2018-2022
- Table 19 LBN Brand Shares of Cigars: % Volume 2019-2022
- Table 20 Distribution of Cigars and Cigarillos by Format: % Volume 2017-2022
- Table 21 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Volume 2022-2027
- Table 22 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Value 2022-2027
- Table 23 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2022-2027
- Table 24 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027
- SMOKELESS TOBACCO, E-VAPOUR PRODUCTS AND HEATED TOBACCO IN CHINA
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2022 DEVELOPMENTS
- E-vapour products devasted by substantial regulatory shift
- Disruption in retail channels
- Ban on open vaping systems
- PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- E-vapour products set to experience a strong downturn
- Rising prices for e-vapour products
- Illicit products likely to remain in evidence
- CATEGORY INDICATORS
- Table 25 Number of Adult Vapers 2017-2022
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 26 Sales of E-Liquids by Nicotine Strength: % Value 2019-2022
- Table 27 NBO Company Shares of E-Vapour Products: % Value 2018-2022
- Table 28 LBN Brand Shares of E-Vapour Products: % Value 2019-2022
- Table 29 Distribution of E-Vapour Products by Format: % Value 2017-2022
- Table 30 Forecast Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: Value 2022-2027
- Table 31 Forecast Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027
- CIGARETTES IN CHINA
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2022 DEVELOPMENTS
- Retail value sales of cigarettes maintain stable growth in 2022
- Slim cigarettes see stable growth and an expanding consumer base
- PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Retail sales of cigarettes set to increase due to new regulations and changing consumer preferences
- Chinese cigarette brands predicted to pivot towards high-end tobacco, to HNB exports
- TAXATION AND PRICING
- Taxation rates
- Table 32 Taxation and Duty Levies 2017-2022
- Average cigarette pack price breakdown
- Summary 3 Average Cigarette Pack Price Breakdown: Brand Examples
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 33 Sales of Cigarettes: Volume 2017-2022
- Table 34 Sales of Cigarettes by Category: Value 2017-2022
- Table 35 Sales of Cigarettes: % Volume Growth 2017-2022
- Table 36 Sales of Cigarettes by Category: % Value Growth 2017-2022
- Table 37 Sales of Cigarettes by Blend: % Volume 2017-2022
- Table 38 Sales of Cigarettes by Standard/Menthol/Capsule: % Volume 2017-2022
- Table 39 Sales of Cigarettes by Regular/Slim/Superslim/Microslim: % Volume 2017-2022
- Table 40 Sales of Cigarettes by Pack Size: % Volume 2017-2022
- Table 41 Sales of Cigarettes by Price Band: % Volume 2017-2022
- Table 42 NBO Company Shares of Cigarettes: % Volume 2018-2022
- Table 43 LBN Brand Shares of Cigarettes: % Volume 2019-2022
- Table 44 Sales of Cigarettes by Distribution Format: % Volume 2017-2022
- Table 45 Illicit Trade Estimate of Cigarettes: Volume 2017-2022
- Table 46 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes: Volume 2022-2027
- Table 47 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Category: Value 2022-2027
- Table 48 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes: % Volume Growth 2022-2027
- Table 49 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027
- Table 50 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Blend: % Volume 2022-2027
- Table 51 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Standard/Menthol/Capsule: % Volume 2022-2027
- Table 52 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Regular/Slim/Superslim/Microslim: % Volume 2022-2027
- Table 53 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Pack Size: % Volume 2022-2027
- Table 54 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Price Band: % Volume 2022-2027
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