Drop In Cigarettes Sales Halved In Ireland Over The Past Decade – Despite Sales Of Over €1.4Billion Last Year

Source from:  The Irish Sun 07/26/2018

CIGARETTES sales have halved in Ireland over the past decade – despite sales of over €1.4billion last year.

There were over six ­billion single cigarettes sold in 2007 but that number plummeted to 2.8 billion sticks in 2017.

But a new Euromonitor report shows that ­smokers in Ireland still forked out €1.4 billion on their addiction last year.

The study does predict that ­Ireland’s smoking habits will continue to decline with ­cigarette sales ­predicted to slump to 2.3 billion sticks in 2022.

The one per cent fall is predicted due to increased product substitution and a “stringent regulatory environment”.

Ireland is currently ranked at No51 in the world in terms of sales, at 577 cigarette sticks per capita per year.  Enditem