tcrc European tobacco control country profiles database 2000 France

Economics of tobacco *


Market share by cigarette manufacturer *


Source: Maxwell Report


Trade and agriculture statistics *

Statistics Unit of measurement 1970 1980 1990 1995 1998
Cigarette imports sticks in millions 4520 22705 47879 50814 60684
Cigarette exports sticks in millions 3808 7555 7565 8839 20152
Tobacco leaf imports metric tons in millions 63473 71038 57643 65978 70564
Tobacco leaf exports
[% of total exports]		 metric tons in millions [%] 1000 [0.01%] 2954 [0.01%] 11854 [0.02%] 27155 [0.02%] 39824
Cigarette production sticks in millions 69903 72478 55495 46361 43304
Tobacco leaf production metric tons in millions 46537 45981 27632 26304 26511
Land devoted to tobacco growing
[% of agricultural land]		 hectares [%] 19352 [0.10%] 18500 [0.10%] 10785 [0.06%] 9725 [0.05%] 9067
Employment in tobacco manufacturing people 12800 9800 5100 4500



Taxes and duties *

Cigarette taxes and duties
Excise tax 54.5%; 38 LCU/1000 cigs
Sales tax 20.60%
Other Import Duties 0.74 %
Source: ERC, 1999



Retail price *

Retail price of 20 cigarettes with tax
Type US Dollars Local
Domestic brand $2.76 17.30
Foreign brand $3.26 20.40
Source: EIU, Autumn 1999



Source: M. A. Corrao, G. E. Guindon, N. Sharma, D. F. Shokoohi, eds. Tobacco control country profiles. Atlanta : The American Cancer Society, 2000. Published for the 11th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health.


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