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Tobacco in Uruguay

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  • 38 Pages
  • June 2023
  • Region: Uruguay
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 1085576
Uruguay struggled with high inflation in 2022. Consequently, people’s purchasing power fell. Also, the exchange rate of the UYU against the American dollar appreciated by about 10% in 2022. The combination of high inflation and currency appreciation harmed local tobacco players in particular and benefitted some imported brands.

The analyst's Tobacco in Uruguay report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2018-2022, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be the new legislative, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2027 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage:
Cigarettes, Cigarettes (Illicit+Legal), Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco, Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco.

Data coverage:
Market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Tobacco market;
  • Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
  • Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
  • Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

Table of Contents

TOBACCO IN URUGUAY
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Tobacco in 2022: The big picture
  • 2022 key trends
  • Competitive landscape
  • Retailing developments
  • What next for tobacco?
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
  • Legislation
  • Legislative overview
  • Summary 1 Legislation Summary at a Glance
  • Minimum legal smoking age
  • Smoking prevalence
  • Tar levels
  • Health warnings
  • Plain packaging
  • Advertising and sponsorship
  • Point-of-sale display bans
  • Smoking in public places
  • Low ignition propensity (LIP) cigarette regulation
  • Flavoured tobacco product ban
  • Reduced harm
  • Vapour products
  • PRODUCTION/IMPORTS/EXPORTS
MARKET INDICATORS
  • Table 1 Number of Adult Smokers by Gender 2017-2022
MARKET DATA
  • Table 2 Sales of Tobacco by Category: Volume 2017-2022
  • Table 3 Sales of Tobacco by Category: Value 2017-2022
  • Table 4 Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2017-2022
  • Table 5 Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2017-2022
  • Table 6 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: Volume 2022-2027
  • Table 7 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: Value 2022-2027
  • Table 8 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2022-2027
  • Table 9 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
  • Summary 2 Research Sources
CIGARS, CIGARILLOS AND SMOKING TOBACCO IN URUGUAYKEY DATA FINDINGS
2022 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Fine-cut tobacco posts healthy volume growth
  • Foreign tourists boost sales of cigarillos in particular
  • No change in competitive landscape
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Healthy growth for cigarillos, despite increased regulation
  • Fine cut tobacco continues to benefit from affordability
  • Small cigars gain further
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 10 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Volume 2017-2022
  • Table 11 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Value 2017-2022
  • Table 12 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2017-2022
  • Table 13 Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2017-2022
  • Table 14 Sales of Cigars by Size: % Volume 2017-2022
  • Table 15 Sales of Cigarillos by Price Platform 2017-2022
  • Table 16 NBO Company Shares of Cigars and Cigarillos: % Volume 2018-2022
  • Table 17 LBN Brand Shares of Cigars and Cigarillos: % Volume 2019-2022
  • Table 18 NBO Company Shares of Cigars: % Volume 2018-2022
  • Table 19 LBN Brand Shares of Cigars: % Volume 2019-2022
  • Table 20 NBO Company Shares of Cigarillos: % Volume 2018-2022
  • Table 21 LBN Brand Shares of Cigarillos: % Volume 2019-2022
  • Table 22 NBO Company Shares of Smoking Tobacco: % Volume 2018-2022
  • Table 23 LBN Brand Shares of Smoking Tobacco: % Volume 2019-2022
  • Table 24 NBO Company Shares of Pipe Tobacco: % Volume 2018-2022
  • Table 25 LBN Brand Shares of Pipe Tobacco: % Volume 2019-2022
  • Table 26 NBO Company Shares of Fine Cut Tobacco: % Volume 2018-2022
  • Table 27 LBN Brand Shares of Fine Cut Tobacco: % Volume 2019-2022
  • Table 28 Distribution of Cigars and Cigarillos by Format: % Volume 2017-2022
  • Table 29 Distribution of Smoking Tobacco by Format: % Volume 2017-2022
  • Table 30 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Volume 2022-2027
  • Table 31 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: Value 2022-2027
  • Table 32 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2022-2027
  • Table 33 Forecast Sales of Cigars, Cigarillos and Smoking Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027
SMOKELESS TOBACCO, E-VAPOUR PRODUCTS AND HEATED TOBACCO IN URUGUAY
2022 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Heated tobacco products unavailable despite government authorisation
  • E-vapour products continue to be banned
  • Heated tobacco subject to strict regulation
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Potential for heated tobacco to be considered trendy
  • High price of heated tobacco an obstacle
  • Philip Morris holds advantage over British American Tobacco
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 57 Sales of E-Liquids by Nicotine Strength: % Value 2019-2022
  • Table 58 Forecast Sales of Heated Tobacco: Volume 2022-2027
  • Table 59 Forecast Sales of Heated Tobacco: % Volume Growth 2022-2027
  • Table 60 Forecast Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: Value 2022-2027
  • Table 61 Forecast Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027
CIGARETTES IN URUGUAYKEY DATA FINDINGS
2022 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Significant drop in volume sales in 2022
  • Philip Morris gains value share, as local currency appreciates and its flavoured Caps Duo proves very popular
  • Flavoured capsule cigarettes only success story
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Further significant fall in volume sales over forecast period
  • Imported brands gain further value share
  • New launches will be mostly limited to flavoured capsule cigarettes
TAXATION AND PRICING
  • Taxation rates
  • Table 34 Taxation and Duty Levies 2017-2022
  • Average cigarette pack price breakdown
  • Summary 3 Average Cigarette Pack Price Breakdown: Brand Examples
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 35 Sales of Cigarettes: Volume 2017-2022
  • Table 36 Sales of Cigarettes by Category: Value 2017-2022
  • Table 37 Sales of Cigarettes: % Volume Growth 2017-2022
  • Table 38 Sales of Cigarettes by Category: % Value Growth 2017-2022
  • Table 39 Sales of Cigarettes by Blend: % Volume 2017-2022
  • Table 40 Sales of Cigarettes by Standard/Menthol/Capsule: % Volume 2017-2022
  • Table 41 Sales of Cigarettes by Regular/Slim/Superslim/Microslim: % Volume 2017-2022
  • Table 42 Sales of Cigarettes by Pack Size: % Volume 2017-2022
  • Table 43 Sales of Cigarettes by Price Band: % Volume 2017-2022
  • Table 44 NBO Company Shares of Cigarettes: % Volume 2018-2022
  • Table 45 LBN Brand Shares of Cigarettes: % Volume 2019-2022
  • Table 46 Sales of Cigarettes by Distribution Format: % Volume 2017-2022
  • Table 47 Illicit Trade Estimate of Cigarettes: Volume 2017-2022
  • Table 48 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes: Volume 2022-2027
  • Table 49 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Category: Value 2022-2027
  • Table 50 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes: % Volume Growth 2022-2027
  • Table 51 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027
  • Table 52 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Blend: % Volume 2022-2027
  • Table 53 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Standard/Menthol/Capsule: % Volume 2022-2027
  • Table 54 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Regular/Slim/Superslim/Microslim: % Volume 2022-2027
  • Table 55 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Pack Size: % Volume 2022-2027
  • Table 56 Forecast Sales of Cigarettes by Price Band: % Volume 2022-2027