Cigarette Sales Volume Experiences a Continuous Decrease in Hong Kong.DUBLIN Dublin, city, Republic of Ireland Dublin, Irish Baile Átha Cliath, county borough (1991 pop. 915,516), Leinster, capital of the Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the Liffey River. , Ireland Ireland, Irish Eire (âr`ə) [to it are related the poetic Erin and perhaps the Latin Hibernia], island, 32,598 sq mi (84,429 sq km), second largest of the British Isles. -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c48921) has announced the addition of the Euromonitor International report: Tobacco - Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. to their offering. The Tobacco in Hong Kong, China market report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data, 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 they new product developments, packaging innovations, economic/lifestyle influences, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts illustrate how the market is set to change. Why buy this report? -Get insight into trends in market performance -Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change -Identify market and brand leaders and understand the competitive environment -Product coverage -Cigarettes; Cigars; Smoking tobacco Executive Summary - Extract Cigarette sales volume experiences a continuous decrease Total market volume fell 5% in 2005 compared to 2004, continuing a decreasing trend since 2000. The wide availability of contraband contraband, in international law, goods necessary or useful in the prosecution of war that a belligerent may lawfully seize from a neutral who is attempting to deliver them to the enemy. on the island and ease of access to duty-free du·ty-free adj. 1. Exempt from customs duties: duty-free merchandise. 2. Of, relating to, or being a region or establishment in which imported goods are exempt from customs duties: cigarettes were the primary factors for the fall in volume. Rising awareness of the health risks associated with smoking also contributed to the fall in volume, although the impact of this was less significant compared to the primary factors of contrabands and duty-free cigarettes. The 5% decrease in market value in 2005 was attributed mainly to the cigarette price war that saw the main players in Hong Kong make aggressive pricing tactics to capture more market share. Proposal to ban public indoor smoking goes ahead The government's proposal to implement a total ban of smoking in public indoor venues by 2009 drew heavy criticism from the private sector, but was passed in October October: see month. 2006. The law affects all indoor workplaces and public venues such as restaurants and even parks and beaches, which will have to ban smoking by January 2007. An exception to the law was made for venues such as bars, saunas, nightclubs and mahjong parlours, which have till 2009 to comply with the law. Public indoor venues such as mahjong saloons, karaoke karaoke (Japanese; “empty orchestra”) Use of a device that plays instrumental accompaniments to songs with the vocal tracks removed, permitting the user to sing the lead. bars and restaurants are popular haunts for smokers, and with the pessimistic pes·si·mism n. 1. A tendency to stress the negative or unfavorable or to take the gloomiest possible view: "We have seen too much defeatism, too much pessimism, too much of a negative approach" outlook on the economy, forecasts for King Kong King Kong giant ape brought to New York as “eighth wonder of world.” [Am. Cinema: Payton, 367] See : Giantism businesses are gloomy gloom·y adj. gloom·i·er, gloom·i·est 1. Partially or totally dark, especially dismal and dreary: a damp, gloomy day. 2. . Topics Covered EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CIGARETTE SALES VOLUME EXPERIENCES A CONTINUOUS DECREASE PROPOSAL TO BAN PUBLIC INDOOR SMOKING GOES AHEAD PRICE WARS SLAMMED BY ANTI-SMOKING AND MEDICAL BODIES PHILIP MORRIS CONTINUES TO BE THE MARKET LEADER DESPITE LOSING GROUND CIGARETTE SECTOR EXPECTED TO DECLINE FURTHER AS PROPOSED SMOKING BANS RESTRICT SMOKING KEY TRENDS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT SMOKING POPULATION Outlook Impact DEATH BY CAUSE Outlook Impact LEGISLATION Overview/ FCTC ratification Outlook Impact TAR Outlook Impact HEALTH WARNINGS Outlook Impact Duty paid packet marks ADVERTISING & SPONSORSHIP Outlook Impact SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES Outlook Impact Litigation TAXATION AND DUTY LEVIES Outlook Impact CONTRABAND (CIGARETTES) Outlook Impact PRODUCTION/ IMPORTS/ EXPORTS Table 1 Trade Statistics - Cigarettes THE ROLE AND EFFECT OF CANNABIS/MARIJUANA CIGARETTES: PRICE BANDS Outlook Impact CIGARETTES: FILTER SPLITS Menthol/ Standard Filter/ non-filter Carbon/ standard filter Filter length CIGARETTES: PACK SPLITS Pack size Pack type MARKET INDICATORS Table 2 Number of Smokers by Gender 2000-2005 Table 3 Deaths by Diseases of the Respiratory System respiratory system: see respiration. respiratory system Organ system involved in respiration. In humans, the diaphragm and, to a lesser extent, the muscles between the ribs generate a pumping action, moving air in and out of the lungs through a 2000-2005 Table 4 Deaths from Heart Disease 2000-2005 Table 5 Deaths from Lung Cancer lung cancer, cancer that originates in the tissues of the lungs. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States in both men and women. Like other cancers, lung cancer occurs after repeated insults to the genetic material of the cell. 2000-2005 Table 6 Contraband Cigarettes Penetration Estimate 2000-2005 Table 7 Retail Sales of Tobacco by Sector: Value 2000-2005 Table 8 Retail Sales of Tobacco by Sector: Volume 2000-2005 Table 9 Retail Sales of Tobacco by Sector: % Value Growth 2000-2005 Table 10 Retail Sales of Tobacco by Sector: % Volume Growth 2000-2005 Table 11 Retail Sales of Cigarettes by Distribution Format: % Analysis 2000/2005 Table 12 Forecast Retail Sales of Tobacco by Sector: Volume 2005-2010 Table 13 Forecast Retail Sales of Tobacco by Sector: Value 2005-2010 Table 14 Forecast Retail Sales of Tobacco by Sector: % Volume Growth 2005-2010 Table 15 Forecast Retail Sales of Tobacco by Sector: % Value Growth 2005-2010 DEFINITIONS For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c48921 |
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