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Impact of Cigarette Price Increases on Sales in the United Kingdom

January 1, 2012

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Between 1992 and 2011, the price of cigarettes in the United Kingdom increased more than 200%. During the same period, cigarette sales declined 51%.

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Source: ■ Action on Smoking & Health (ASH [UK]). Available from www.ash.org.uk/ ■ European Commission. Manufactured tobacco: Excise duty rates. 1 July 2012. ■ HM Revenue & Customs. Statistics – Tax & Duty Bulletin: Tobacco. Sep 2012. Available from www.uktradeinfo.com/ ■ Office for National Statistics. General Lifestyle Survey 2010. Available from www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/ghs/general-lifestyle-survey/2010/ index.html ■ Tobacco Manufacturers’Association. UK cigarette prices. 2012.