<strong>China''s Key Cigarette Brands Keep Steady Growth in First Five Months</strong>

Source from:  Tobacco China Magazine 07/16/2014

During first five months 2014, China's tobacco industry saw a steady development in key brands. Key cigarette brands structure went up, volumes increased, and supported the tobacco industry to develop smoothly.
 
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During first five months 2014, national cigarette sales volume reached 1130 billion units, reduced 7 billion units year-on-year. During the same period, volumes of 28 key brands amounted to 945 billion units, increased by 6.5 billion units. Sales volume of key brands amounted to 84 percent of national cigarette sales volume.
 
During first five months 2014，sales income of national cigarette reached 625 billion yuan, increased by 42 billion yuan year-on-year. During the same period, sales income of key brands reached 588 billion yuan, increased by 43 billion yuan year-on-year. Sales income of key brands amounted to 94 percent of national cigarette sales income.
 
During first five months 2014，sales volume of top 15 key brands reached 705 billion units, increased by 26 billion units year-on-year. Among it, sales volume of Double Happiness-Red Double Happiness and Yunyan, over 85 billion units; Mountain Honta, Liqun, over 55 billion units respectively; Huangjinye, Huanghelou, Furongwang, Baisha, 40 billion units respectively; Yuxi, Chuanghwa, Nanjing, Jiaozi, Mountain Tai, Septwolves, Mountain Huang, over 25 billion units respectively.
 
During first five months 2014，sales income of top 15 key brands reached 506 billion yuan, increased by 43.7 billion yuan year-on-year. Among it, sales income of Chuanghwa over 79 billion yuan; Yunyan, Furongwang, Double Happiness-Red Double Happiness, over 40 billion yuan respectively; Yuxi, near 40 billion yuan; Baisha, Hongtasha, Huangjinye, Huangshan and Nanjing, over 20 billion yuan respectively; Suyan, Septwolves, Jiaozi, over 15 billion yuan respectively. Enditem