Future Sales Forecasts to 2009 for the World's Tobacco Market.

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c11919) has announced the addition of The World Market for Tobacco to their offering.

This report on the global market for tobacco provides comprehensive strategic analysis of the latest trends in the market, as well as an overview of key product sectors, the major national and high growth markets and major companies.

Sales of tobacco are analysed at both world and regional levels, as well as in over 50 individual countries. The sales period under review is 1999-2004, with forecasts to 2009.

The report comprises the following sections:

Section 1: Introduction

Section 2: The State of the Market

Draws together the report's broad conclusions on the changes in the market over the 1999-2004 period in terms of key challenges, market size, sales growth, comparative sector performance, growth markets, constraints on growth, and corporate activity.

Section 3: Operating Environment 

This section presents various key macro-economic factors including social, demographic and economic trends: eg urban vs rural population, consumer expenditure, population growth, smoking population rates, etc.

Section 4: Key Trends and Developments

Examines the deteriorating operating environment for the tobacco industry. This section includes discussion of key political changes, tobacco control, anti-smoking legislation, FCTC ratification, tar reduction legislation, advertising restrictions, and ongoing litigation.

Section 5: World Market Overview

Global cigarette, cigar/cigarillo and smoking tobacco sales trends are analysed over the 1999-2004 period.

Section 6: Market Performance by Sector - Cigarettes

Key sector trends and developments for cigarettes are discussed; includes sector overview and analysis of leading sector manufacturers and brands.

Section 7: Market Performance by Sector - Cigars/Cigarillos

Key sector trends and developments are discussed for cigars and cigarillos.

Section 8: Market Performance by Sector - Smoking Tobacco

Key sector trends and developments are discussed for smoking tobacco, which includes analysis of pipe tobacco and RYO (roll-your-own).

Section 9: Regional Overview - Western Europe

Key regional trends for Western Europe by major market and fastest growing market.

Section 10: Regional Overview - Eastern Europe

Key regional trends for Eastern Europe by major market and fastest growing market.

Section 11: Regional Overview - Latin America

Key regional trends for Latin America by major market and fastest growing market.

Section 12: Regional Overview - Asia-Pacific

Key regional trends for Asia-Pacific by major market and fastest growing market.

Section 13: Corporate Strategies

The performances of the leading cigarette manufacturers by region are quantified and evaluated, with key mergers and acquisitions and the most important developments in the industry given extensive analysis.

Section 14: Distribution

Examines retail distribution trends in global and regional terms. Sales performance of key distribution channels - ranging from supermarkets/hypermarkets to vending machines - is analysed, with further analysis assessing the role of private label.

Section 15: Global Outlook

Prospects for the global and regional tobacco market are assessed in the context of legislative and other factors. Growth areas by region and sector are discussed.

Section 16: Appendices

Lists product coverage and definitions. Also explains research methodology employed and lists the exchange, inflation and population rates utilised in calculations.

Summary

High prices stimulate economy segment and private label

Rising cigarette prices due to tax hikes in Europe and the MSA in the US, for example, led to the emergence economy-priced cigarettes including private label in the review period, as manufacturers sought to capitalise on the growing demand for economy-priced cigarettes, which had so far stimulated the demand for duty not paid cigarettes and RYO tobacco. In the UK, for example, price hikes have boosted demand for economy-priced cigarettes. In 2003, Imperial's Lambert & Butler commanded top ranking in terms of market volume share at 16%, and a number of other economy-priced brands also gained share between 2001 and 2003 displacing the dominance of premium brands such as Benson & Hedges.

Companies Mentioned Include:

--China National Tobacco Corp (CNTC) - Philip Morris Cos Inc - British American Tobacco Plc - Japan Tobacco Inc - Imperial Tobacco Group Plc - Gallaher Group Plc - KT&G Corp - RJ Reynolds Tobacco Holdings Inc - Altadis SA - Tekel - Ente Tabacchi Italiani SpA (ETI) - ITC Group - Schlecker AG, A - Edeka Group - Metro AG - SEKAP SA - Karelia Tobacco Co Inc - Aldi-Nord AG - Lidl & Schwarz Stiftung & Co KG - Rewe Group - CITA Tabacos de Canarias SA - Papastratos Cigarette Manufacturing Co SA - Eastern Tobacco Co - Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH - Zaklady Tytoniowe w Lublinie SA - Georgian Tobacco Manufacturing Ltd (GTM) - Spar Handels-AG - V Tabak Rt - Societatea Nationala Tutunul Romanesc (SNTR) - Fabrika Duhana Sarajevo dd - Nevo-Tabak ZAO - Donskoi Tabak OAO - Protabaco SA - Cigarros La Tabacalera Mexicana SA de CV (CIGATAM) - Tabacalera Nacional SA (TANASA) - Tvornica Duhana Rovinj dd - Bulgartabac Holding Group - Tabakprom - Markant AG - Vietnam National Tobacco Corp (VINATABA) - Gudang Garam PT - Balkanskaya Zvezda ZAO - Loews Corp - Thailand Tobacco Monopoly - General Tobacco Group Ltd - Skandinavisk Tobakskompagni A/S

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c11919