tcrc European tobacco control country profiles database 2000 Malta

Economics of tobacco *


Market share by cigarette manufacturer *


Source: TMA - International Tobacco Guide.


Trade and agriculture statistics *

Statistics	Unit of measurement	1970	1980	1990	1995	1998
Cigarette imports	sticks in millions	91	81	79	156	319
Cigarette exports	sticks in millions	133	489	130	65	116
Tobacco leaf imports	metric tons in millions		595	922	8	10
Tobacco leaf exports [% of total exports]	metric tons in millions [%]	[0.00%]	227 [0.18%]	1461 [0.38%]	[0.00%]
Cigarette production	sticks in millions	509	1115	1475
Employment in tobacco manufacturing	people	297	792	426

Taxes and duties *

Cigarette taxes and duties
Excise tax	20.2-24.3 LCU/1000 cigs based on length ; 8.1% duty; 5% ETP; 15% CIF value
Import duty	6.15 LCU/kg
Source:	TMA - International Tobacco Guide.

Retail price *

Retail price of 20 cigarettes with tax
Type	US Dollars	Local
Domestic brand	$2.25	1.00
Foreign brand	$2.36	0.95
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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