Category: Tobacco Products
Asia Tobacco Products
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Tobacco in Thailand
... including closures, social distancing, and national lockdowns, affected all channels, including foodservice, leading to a decrease in the overall consumption of tobacco products. The lifting of social activity restrictions meant that people were spending more ... Read More
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Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco in Thailand
... products by Thai consumers and as such are mainly only purchased by a niche group of wealthier locals and tourists. Euromonitor International's Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco in Thailand report offers a comprehensive guide to ... Read More
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Cigarettes in Azerbaijan
... which subdued retail demand for cigarettes. E-vapour products and heated tobacco products grew significantly in the year as they are perceived to be healthier alternatives to cigarettes. The convenience of use, variety of flavours, and ... Read More
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Tobacco in China
... 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 ... Read More
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Tobacco in Singapore
... down to more affordable brands. Furthermore, the extension of smoking prohibited areas was implemented on 1 July 2022 to incorporate new locations, including all remaining public parks, gardens, and nature reserves as well as including ... Read More
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Tobacco in South Korea
... with pre-COVID-19 years, and value sales increased. The domestic market absorbed a great share of duty-free cigarettes. Sales of cigarettes were on the rise during the COVID-19 period, which was due to the sharp decline ... Read More
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Cigarettes in South Korea
... of duty-free cigarettes. While borders reopened in 2022, the amount of overseas travel was yet to recover the pre-pandemic level. Another driver of the relatively positive performance of cigarettes was the government’s passive anti-smoking project. ... Read More
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Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco in Azerbaijan
... offer. The devices are also benefiting from their wide availability, being sold in many stores, from grocery stores to forecourt retailers. The fact that consumers can use them in on-trade establishments and they are not ... Read More
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Cigarettes in Indonesia
... and young consumers. The average increase in excise duty was 12%, while SKT (Sigaret Kretek Tangan or hand-rolled cigarettes) only experienced around a 4.5% increase. Despite this significant hike in the excise rate cigarettes still ... Read More
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Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco in China
... in particular driven by domestically produced hand-rolled cigars, thanks to supply chain optimisation, which allowed better access to quality cigar tobacco leaves. Improvements in the taste and aroma were also factors contributing to the growth ... Read More
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Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco in Hong Kong, China
... on the category as a whole, as the Hong Kong market heavily depends on Cuban cigars. Given the luxury and inelastic nature of cigars, the shortage resulted in a significant increase in unit prices. Euromonitor ... Read More
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Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco in Malaysia
... with cigarettes afforded the category good growth potential. In addition, wider availability in convenience stores, supermarkets and forecourt retailers raised awareness and created sales opportunities. Philip Morris (Malaysia) was the first player to introduce heated ... Read More
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Cigarettes in Singapore
... effort to protect non-smokers who visit these areas for recreational activities from the effect of second-hand smoke. The smoking ban now covers all remaining public parks, gardens, and nature reserves as well as including new ... Read More
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Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco in Vietnam
... executives, due to their expensive prices. Moreso, inflationary pressures and rising costs for manufacturers, from raw materials to transport and logistics, have pushed up prices even further. Whilst this higher-income demographic does, to a degree, ... Read More
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Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco in Indonesia
... Nonetheless, Tigersnus, a Swedish-style snus, has been produced in Indonesia since 2018. However, the brand is mainly only sold through online marketplaces such as Tokopedia with its sales being too small to be quantifiable. Euromonitor ... Read More
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Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco in Malaysia
... growth in 2021. The rebound in retail volume and current value growth continued in 2022. However, across the category increments were slower than in 2021, which, in turn, were below the growth rates posted in ... Read More
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Cigarettes in Malaysia
... costs and informed expenditure on cigarettes. Many premium brand smokers remained loyal to options like Dunhill and Benson & Hedges. These premium brands attract affluent smokers who like their strong taste and flavour and are ... Read More
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Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco in Singapore
... 2021, all on-trade establishments were forced to close on-premises operations, negatively impacting sales of cigars and cigarillos through establishments such as bars. The full reopening of nightlife signalled the gradual recovery of Singapore’s bar and ... Read More
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Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco in South Korea
... to the smell of cigarette smoke, chose heated tobacco products, looking for an option they considered “lighter”. Another factor contributing to the increase in sales of heated tobacco products was the recent introduction of new ... Read More
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Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco in China
... e-cigarette players. The ban on flavoured e-vapour products, other than those with tobacco flavour, according to the new National Standard on Electronic Cigarettes, had the most material impact on the category. Most consumers were accustomed ... Read More
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Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco in South Korea
... local keyword search statistics from Naver, consumer searches for “getting into cigars” and “cigar bars” increased by about 200% during the period 2019-2022. The rising trend of small luxury, referring to something that is more ... Read More
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Tobacco in Malaysia
... options altogether, such as fine cut tobacco, as well as e-vapour and heated tobacco products. The uncertainty of government policies, revolving around a possible smoking ban for people born after 1 January 2007 (this may ... Read More
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Tobacco in Indonesia
... 2020. The purchasing power of consumers gradually improved in 2022, supported by the better macroeconomic conditions within the country including a healthy Rupiah exchange rate and stable interest rates. As Indonesia continued on its path ... Read More
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Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco in Hong Kong, China
... sale, or possession of any kind of alternative smoking product, including e-vapour products and heated tobacco products. Prior to the ban, it was reported that some local consumers stockpiled these products, leading to a strong ... Read More
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Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco in Indonesia
... sold at high prices which are generally only affordable to wealthier expatriates and foreign tourists and more affluent male consumers residing in major cities. With a lack of demand there was only a limited number ... Read More
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