Smokers in Russia began to buy cigars more often – in July-September 2023, their sales increased by 105.7% in terms of volume. In this respect he is writing With reference to data from RBC, the Center for the Development of Advanced Technologies and the National Center of Scientific Competence in the Field of Combating Illegal Trade in Industrial Products.
During the same period, cigarette and cigarette sales increased only by 4.1%, and hookah tobacco sales increased by 6.2%.
Due to the increasing prices of other tobacco and nicotine-containing products, Russians turned to cigarillos. In the July-September period, cigarette and cigarette prices increased by 10.1 percent and hookah tobacco prices increased by 6.2 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. The average price of a pack of cigarettes and cigarettes reached 168 and 211 rubles, respectively, and 204 rubles for hookah tobacco. The cost of packaging heated tobacco (sticks) increased by 5.5% annually to 173 rubles.
At the same time, the price of cigars fell by 13.5%, falling to an average of 260 rubles per pack. Evgeny Fedotov, owner of tobacco consultancy agency Fedotov Group, said cigars have a more natural composition than other nicotine-containing products.
In July-September 2023, the number of Russians purchasing electronic tobacco heating systems decreased by 19% compared to the same period last year, and the rate of adhering to them increased by 1%. Such data “socialbites.ca” brought experts
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