India Cigarette Market Assessment and Forecasts to 2025 - Analyzing Product Categories and Segments, Distribution Channel, Competitive Landscape and Consumer Segmentation

The Indian tobacco sector is expected to grow from INR1,269.9 billion (US$17.1 billion) in 2020 to INR2,290.2 billion (US$27.3 billion) by 2025, growing at a CAGR of 12.5% from 2020-2025. Cigarettes was the largest category in value terms, in 2020. The cigarettes category is also forecast to register the fastest value growth at a CAGR of 13.1%, during 2020-2025.

This report brings together multiple data sources to provide a comprehensive overview of the cigarette category in India, as part of the publisher’s global coverage of the sector. It includes analysis on the following -

• Market Context: the report provides comparative analysis of the value shares of India in the Asia-Pacific and global tobacco sector. Additionally, the per capita expenditure of cigarette in India is also compared with the Asia-Pacific and global levels.
• Market Size and Structure : the report offers an overview of the growth at a sector level and provides analysis of the cigarette category. The category is analyzed by value, volume, and CAGR for the period 2015-2025. The section also includes value analysis of segments, value and volume analysis of sub-segments segments under the cigarette category for the period 2015-2025.
• Production and Trade: Provides analysis on per capita expenditure of cigarettes in India, compared to the Asia-Pacific and global markets. Further, analysis on the leading distribution channels at category level in 2020. The consumer sector reports cover the following eight distribution channels: cash & carries and warehouse clubs, convenience stores, department stores, e-retailers, hypermarkets & supermarkets, tobacco specialists, vending machines, and other general retailers.
• Taxation : It covers taxation landscape in the country and effects in the cigarette category
• Manufacturers and Brands: the report provides analysis on leading companies in 2019.
• the Smoking Population: the report covers consumption of tobacco by gender in India.
• Operating Constraints: the report cover the impact of policies and regulation on the cigarette category in India.
• Prospects and Forecasts: the report covers forecast analysis of the cigarette category
• Macroeconomic analysis: the report also provides an outlook on macroeconomic indicators in India, with a detailed summary of the economy, labor market, and demographics.
• Exchange rates: Exchange rates used to convert local currency to US dollars are annual average floating exchange rates.
• Time period: the report provides sector value and volume data, including category and sector level data for the period 2015-2025. Distribution channel data is of 2020, and company data is included for 2019.

Scope

• Per capita expenditure of tobacco in India was low compared to both the regional and global level
• the per capita expenditure for cigarettes was higher than smokeless tobacco in 2020
• Convenience stores was the leading distribution channel in the cigarettes category, with a volume share of 47.4% in 2020
• Cigarettes attract the highest tax rate in India
• Smoking prevalence in India was 9.4% in 2020 with 17.2% of men and 1.2% of women classified as smokers

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