Japan Cigarettes Market Assessment and Forecasts to 2027

Japan Cigarettes Market Assessment and Forecasts to 2027

Summary

The Japanese cigarette category is expected to decline at a negative value CAGR over 2022–27. Filter cigarettes is the largest segment during 2022. Convenience stores is the leading channel for the distribution of cigarettes in the country. Japan Tobacco Inc, Philip Morris International Inc, and British American Tobacco Plc are the top companies in the Japanese cigarettes category.

Key Highlights

• Per capita expenditure of cigarettes was higher in Japan than both the global and regional levels in 2022
• Imports of cigarettes in Japan registered a decline in 2022
• Japan exports highest number of cigarettes to Hong Kong
• Convenience stores was the leading distribution channel in the cigarettes category
• Japan Tobacco International was the leading company in the cigarettes category

Scope

This report brings together multiple data sources to provide a comprehensive overview of the cigarettes category in Japan, as part of GlobalData’s global coverage of the category. It includes analysis on the following: 

Market Context: The report provides comparative analysis of the value shares of Japan in the Asia-Pacific and global cigarettes category. Additionally, the per capita expenditure of cigarettes in Japan is also compared with the Asia-Pacific and global levels.

Market Size and Structure : The report offers an overview of the growth at a category level and provides analysis for cigarettes by value, volume, and CAGR for the period 2017–27. The section also includes value analysis of segments, value and volume analysis of sub-segments segments under cigarettes category for the period 2017–27.

Production and Trade: It covers production, imports, and exports of the country in the cigarettes category.

Taxation and Prices: It covers taxation and prices in the country and effects in the cigarettes category.

Retail Distribution: It analyzes the leading distribution channels at category level in 2022. The consumer reports cover the following eight distribution channels: cash & carries and warehouse clubs, convenience stores, department stores, e-retailers, hypermarkets & supermarkets, tobacco specialists, vending machines, and other general retailers.

Manufacturers and Brands: The report provides analysis on leading companies by category in 2022 and analyzes the market share.

Smoking Population: The report covers consumption of cigarettes by gender in Japan.

Operating Constraints: The report cover the impact of policies and regulation on cigarettes category in Japan.

Prospects and Forecasts: The report covers forecast analysis of categories in the cigarettes category.

Macroeconomic analysis: The report also provides an outlook on macroeconomic indicators in Japan, with a detailed summary of the economy, labor market, and demographics.

Time period: The report provides category value and volume data, including category level data for the period 2017–27. Distribution channel and company data is of 2022.

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