tcrc European tobacco control country profiles database 2000 Norway

Economics of tobacco *


Market share by cigarette manufacturer *


Source: ERC from trade sources.


Trade and agriculture statistics *

Statistics Unit of measurement 1970 1980 1990 1995 1998
Cigarette imports sticks in millions 1593 1877 1522 1363 919
Cigarette exports sticks in millions 52 7 70 35 37
Tobacco leaf imports metric tons in millions 6035 6472 4970 3990 8406
Tobacco leaf exports
[% of total exports]		 metric tons in millions [%] 117 [0.00%] 257 [0.00%] 458 [0.00%] 667 [0.00%] 932
Cigarette production sticks in millions 820 1480 1279 1694
Employment in tobacco manufacturing people 1500 1100 596



Taxes and duties *

Cigarette taxes and duties
Excise tax 1580 LCU/1000 cigs
Sales tax 23 %
Import duty 17 LCU/kg (exemptions for ETA);
Import duty exemptions for EFTA & Portugal
Source: ERC, 1999



Retail price *

Retail price of 20 cigarettes with tax
Type US Dollars Local
Domestic brand $7.28 57.00
Foreign brand $7.28 57.00
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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