tcrc European tobacco control country profiles database 2000 Sweden

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 2121 2247 2029 1530 2037
Cigarette exports sticks in millions 112 174 90 225 973
Tobacco leaf imports metric tons in millions 13770 12008 10849 6819 8700
Tobacco leaf exports
[% of total exports]		 metric tons in millions [%] 279 [0.00%] 129 [0.00%] 444 [0.01%] 1040 [0.00%] 1407
Cigarette production sticks in millions 8975 10933 9648 7193
Employment in tobacco manufacturing people 1300 1600 1100 687



Taxes and duties *

Cigarette taxes and duties
Excise tax 39.20% of retail price ; 200 LCU/1000 cigs
Sales tax 25%
Source: ERC, 1999



Retail price *

Retail price of 20 cigarettes with tax
Type US Dollars Local
Domestic brand $4.20 34.50
Foreign brand $4.32 35.50
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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