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Company / brand cigarette market shares : 2004 FY

 

   

2004 FY
%

2003 FY
%

 

CE

      

Austria

  

45.2  

46.5  

Memphis

  

27.0  

26.8  

Meine Sorte

  

7.6  

8.4  

Benson & Hedges

  

0.4  

0.4  

 

Balkans

  

5.6  

4.9  

 

Canary Islands

  

8.1  

8.7 1

 

Czech Republic

  

1.8  

0.1 2

 

Estonia

  

28.2  

23.0  

 

France

  

3.1  

3.0  

 

Germany 3

  

9.2  

8.0  

Branded

  

0.7  

0.7  

Private labels

  

8.5  

7.3  

 

Italy

  

4.9  

3.2  

 

Poland 4

  

4.0  

1.9  

LD

  

1.4  

0.2  

Level

  

1.1  

-  

Brydzowe

  

0.8  

0.7  

 

Spain

  

1.7  

1.6  

 

Sweden

  

38.2  

39.1  

Blend

  

15.4  

16.4  

Right

  

8.0  

8.5  

Level

  

7.7  

7.1  

 

CIS

      

Kazakhstan

  

35.1  

30.0  

Sovereign

  

16.0  

14.8  

LD

  

9.3  

7.1  

Sobranie

  

2.3  

1.6  

 

Russia

  

16.4  

15.0  

LD

  

5.3  

5.2  

Troika

  

3.7  

3.3  

St George

  

1.9  

1.4  

Sobranie

  

0.4  

0.2  

 

Ukraine

  

14.5  

11.6  

LD

  

3.4  

3.4  

Troika

  

2.7  

2.3  

St George

  

2.8  

2.3  

Level

  

1.0  

0.1  

 

RoW

      

Republic of Ireland 5

  

49.1  

49.5  

Silk Cut

  

27.5  

28.7  

Benson & Hedges

  

20.1  

19.4  

 

UK

      

UK - cigarettes 5

  

38.6  

38.1  

Mayfair

  

11.7  

10.4  

Benson & Hedges (Metal)

  

9.5  

9.3  

Silk Cut

  

5.9  

6.1  

Berkeley

  

3.0  

3.5  

Sovereign

  

2.8  

3.0  

Dorchester

  

2.4  

3.2  

Sterling

  

1.7  

1.4  

 

UK - cigars

  

46.3  

47.0  

Hamlet House

  

45.1  

45.5  

Hamlet - large / medium 6

  

30.7  

31.6  

Hamlet - miniatures

  

14.4  

13.9  

 

UK - handrolling tobacco

  

29.7  

31.3  

Amber Leaf

  

17.0  

15.9  

Old Holborn

  

8.8  

11.1  

 

UK - pipe

  

48.6  

49.6  

Condor

  

27.9  

28.9  

 

 

2 March 2005

 

Notes:

1

Revised estimate.

2

Data only available for November/December 2003.

3

Factory made cigarettes only.

4

Retail market only. 2003 FY is the average for the full year, including KT Merkury stand-alone and the period it was owned by Gallaher.

5

Excludes brands involving distribution rights only.

6

All cigars larger than miniatures.

 

Sources:

 

Information for the UK, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Estonia and Poland is based on retail audit data (ACNielsen or Business Analytica). All other countries are based on in-market sales (information provided by distributors). Data for Canary Islands and Balkans is estimated. Data for Greece currently not available.

 

 

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