Cigars in China

August 2015 | 23 pages | ID: CEC1C295447EN
Euromonitor International Ltd

Abstracts

Cigars, which in China are traditionally viewed as luxury products in Western culture, posted strong growth in 2014 of 17% in volume terms. Cigar smokers in China tend to be more affluent people due to the category’s significantly higher unit prices. Cigars are becoming increasingly prevalent among the Chinese business elite and the upper classes, who not only view them as a status symbol but also as a means to help them relax.

Euromonitor International's Cigars in China report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2010-2014, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be the new legislative, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2019 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: Cigarillos, Cigars Excluding Cigarillos.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

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• Get a detailed picture of the Cigars market;
• Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
• Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
• Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

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Contents

Headlines
Trends
Handmade Vs Machine-manufactured Splits
Competitive Landscape
New Product Developments
  Summary 1 Cigars: New Product Launches
Distribution
Prospects
Category Data
  Table 1 Sales of Cigars by Category: Volume 2009-2014
  Table 2 Sales of Cigars by Category: Value 2009-2014
  Table 3 Sales of Cigars by Category: % Volume Growth 2009-2014
  Table 4 Sales of Cigars by Category: % Value Growth 2009-2014
  Table 5 Sales of Cigars by Handmade vs Machine-manufactured: % Volume Breakdown 2009-2014
  Table 6 Sales of Cigars by Handmade vs Machine-manufactured: % Value Breakdown 2009-2014
  Table 7 NBO Company Shares of Cigars Excluding Cigarillos: % Volume 2010-2014
  Table 8 LBN Brand Shares of Cigars Excluding Cigarillos: % Volume 2011-2014
  Table 9 Distribution of Cigars by Format: % Volume 2009-2014
  Table 10 Forecast Sales of Cigars by Category: Volume 2014-2019
  Table 11 Forecast Sales of Cigars by Category: Value 2014-2019
  Table 12 Forecast Sales of Cigars by Category: % Volume Growth 2014-2019
  Table 13 Forecast Sales of Cigars by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Executive Summary
Smoking Ban Extended From Public Officials To Mass Consumers and Regionally To Nationally
Cigarettes Registers Low Single-digit Volume Growth But Healthy Current Value Growth
Newly-emerging Alternatives Register Strong Growth Due To Policy Support
Building Strong Brands
International Expansion To Drive Growth
Operating Environment
Legislation
  Summary 2 Legislation   Summary at a Glance
Chinese Legislation
Minimum Legal Smoking Age
Smoking Prevalence
  Table 14 Smoking Prevalence in Adult Population 2010-2014
  Table 15 Number of Adult Smokers by Gender 2010-2014
Tar Levels
Health Warnings
Advertising and Sponsorship
Point-of-sale Display Bans
Smoking in Public Places
Low Ignition Propensity (lip) Cigarette Regulation
Flavoured Tobacco Product Ban
Plain Packaging
'reduced Harm'
Electronic Cigarettes
Litigation
Death by Cause
  Table 16 Death by Cause 2010-2014
Taxation and Pricing
Duty Paid Packet Marks
Taxation Rates
  Summary 3 Taxation and Duty Levies 2009-2014
Average Cigarette Pack Price Breakdown
  Table 17 Average Cigarette Pack Price Breakdown: Brand Examples
Production/imports/exports
  Table 18 Trade Statistics: Cigarettes 2009-2014
Illicit Trade in Cigarettes
Market Indicators
  Table 19 Illicit Trade Estimate of Cigarettes: Volume 2009-2014
Market Data
  Table 20 Sales of Tobacco by Category: Volume 2009-2014
  Table 21 Sales of Tobacco by Category: Value 2009-2014
  Table 22 Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2009-2014
  Table 23 Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2009-2014
  Table 24 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: Volume 2014-2019
  Table 25 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: Value 2014-2019
  Table 26 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2014-2019
  Table 27 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Definitions
Sources
  Summary 4 Research Sources