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Company / brand market shares : 2006 H1

 

 

2006 H1
%

2005 H1
%

2005 FY
%

 

CIS

      

Kazakhstan

37.2

36.9

37.1

Sovereign

17.6

17.0

17.4

LD

9.7

10.5

10.3

Sobranie

4.2

3.0

3.3

 

Russia

16.9

17.0

16.9

LD

5.4

5.3

5.3

Troika

4.1

4.1

4.1

St George

2.3

2.1

2.2

Sovereign

0.6

0.5

0.5

Sobranie

0.7

0.5

0.5

 

Ukraine

16.6

16.1

16.2

LD

4.0

3.8

3.8

Ronson

2.4

-

0.5

St George

2.1

2.6

2.5

Sovereign

1.2

0.2

0.6

Sobranie

0.3

0.4

0.4

 

EUROPE

      

Austria(1)

37.5

40.6

39.1

Memphis

19.5

24.1

23.2

Meine Sorte

5.8

6.7

6.5

Smart

5.5

2.0

2.0

 

Pan-Balkans

6.3

5.3

6.1

 

Canary Islands(2)

28.5

26.0

30.1

 

Czech Republic

7.1

7.0

6.6

Ronson

4.5

6.7

6.0

 

France

2.8

2.9

2.8

 

Germany(3)

7.4

8.7

8.4

Branded

0.7

0.6

0.6

Private labels

6.7

8.0

7.7

 

Greece(4)

4.1

4.0

4.0

 

Hungary

1.8

1.0

1.8

 

Italy

3.8

3.9

4.0

 

Portugal(2)

3.4

2.9

2.8

 

Republic of Ireland(5)

49.3

49.3

49.0

Silk Cut

26.3

27.1

26.8

Benson & Hedges (metal)

21.6

20.6

20.6

 

Romania (excl. duty free)

3.4

1.1

2.0

 

Slovakia(4)

4.2

1.6

2.2

 

Spain(2)

5.5

6.1

6.3

Coronas (Blond)

1.6

1.3

1.1

 

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RoW

      

Denmark

5.1

1.0

3.1

LD

5.0

1.0

3.0

 

Estonia

24.1

28.9

27.2

Vermont

8.9

11.8

10.4

 

Lithuania(6)

16.4

11.2

14.9

 

Poland

5.4

6.8

7.3

LD

2.1

2.7

2.6

Ronson

1.6

0.6

1.3

Benson & Hedges (metal)

0.2

0.3

0.5

 

Sweden(4)

37.2

39.4

39.1

Blend

16.5

17.9

17.6

Right

8.9

9.6

9.5

Level

6.4

6.1

6.4

 

UK

      

UK - cigarettes(5)

38.6

38.5

38.6

Mayfair

13.6

13.0

13.3

Benson & Hedges (metal)

9.5

9.2

9.1

Silk Cut

5.6

5.8

5.7

Sterling

3.0

2.0

2.1

 

UK - cigars

44.8

46.5

46.1

Hamlet house

43.0

44.9

44.4

Hamlet - large / medium(7)

27.1

29.9

29.0

Hamlet - miniatures

15.9

15.0

15.4

 

UK - handrolling tobacco

29.1

28.6

28.7

Amber Leaf

19.9

17.7

18.5

Old Holborn

7.1

7.8

7.4

 

UK - pipe

49.0

48.6

48.6

Condor

28.1

27.7

27.7

 

6 September 2006

  1. Figures for 2005 and 2005 H1 restated, as market shares now based on total estimated sales through all distribution channels
  2. Figures for 2005 and 2005 H1 restated to include CITA
  3. Factory-made cigarettes only
  4. Figures for 2005 and 2005 H1 restated, as retail audit data now available
  5. Excludes brands involving distribution rights only
  6. 2006 H1 market share not yet available : Jan-April 2006 is shown above
  7. All cigars larger than miniatures

Sources:

 

Information for the UK, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Greece, Romania, Slovakia, Denmark (2005 and 2005 H1), Estonia, Lithuania (2006 H1) and Sweden 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 Austria, Canary Islands, Hungary, Denmark (2006 H1), Lithuania (2005 and 2005 H1) and Pan-Balkans is estimated (based on industry market data).

 

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