tcrc European tobacco control country profiles database 2000 Republic of Moldova

Economics of tobacco *


Trade and agriculture statistics *

Statistics	Unit of measurement	1990	1995	1998
Cigarette imports	sticks in millions		464	400
Cigarette exports	sticks in millions		3664	3300
Tobacco leaf imports	metric tons in millions		1307	395
Tobacco leaf exports [% of total exports]	metric tons in millions [%]		17803 [2.08%]	14639
Cigarette production	sticks in millions	9088	8000	7600
Tobacco leaf production	metric tons in millions		27000	24618
Land devoted to tobacco growing [% of agricultural land]	hectares [%]		20153 [0.92%]	21753
Employment in tobacco manufacturing	people	2079	2293

Taxes and duties *

Cigarette taxes and duties
Excise tax	20 LCU/1000 luxury cigs; 12.5 LCU/1000 cigs over 81mm; 5 LCU/1000 cigs under 81 mm
Import duty	5 LCU/1000 cigs under 81 mm
Source:	ERC, 1999

Retail price *

Retail price of 20 cigarettes with tax
Type	US Dollars	Local
Domestic brand	$0.19	2.35
Foreign brand	$1.07	13.50
Source:	ACS/WHO Survey, 2000

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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