tcrc European tobacco control country profiles database 2000 United-Kingdom

Economics of tobacco *


Market share by cigarette manufacturer *


Source: ERC estimates based on trade sources


Trade and agriculture statistics *

Statistics Unit of measurement 1970 1980 1990 1995 1998
Cigarette imports sticks in millions 941 2808 13496 19796 44847
Cigarette exports sticks in millions 17630 36926 41355 84826 125454
Tobacco leaf imports metric tons in millions 128448 124383 122022 134302 235976
Tobacco leaf exports
[% of total exports]		 metric tons in millions [%] 2347 [0.02%] 5796 [0.01%] 9108 [0.02%] 7849 [0.01%] 14122
Cigarette production sticks in millions 145530 155618 126017 156000 163547
Employment in tobacco manufacturing people 40000 36000 13000 8000



Retail price *

Retail price of 20 cigarettes with tax
Type US Dollars
Domestic brand $6.27
Foreign brand $6.27
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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