96% China Tobaccos share of Chinas cigarette market, as of 2022 Source: Euromonitor International 2.46 trillion number of cigarettes sold that year in China roughly equivalent to the number sold in the next 67 countries combined Source: Euromonitor International $213 billion revenue to Chinas central government in 2022 from profits and tax payments made by China Tobacco Source: Xinhua, state-owned news agency $214 billion 2022 defense budget of Chinas central government Source: Xinhua, state-owned news agency -27% decline in the number of cigarettes produced by Philip Morris International, from 2007 to 2022 Source: Philip Morris International +14% increase in the number of cigarettes produced by China Tobacco from 2007 to 2022 Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China, Xinhua, state-owned news agency $0.43 price for a pack of China Tobaccos most affordable brand of cigarettes Source: Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2021: Addressing New and Emerging Products, World Health Organization 300 million estimated number of smokers in China Source: World Health Organization, 2023 80 million approximate number of people who wouldnt use tobacco in China today had the countrys tobacco-use declined at the same rate as the rest of the world between 2005 and 2020 Source: Analysis of tobacco-use data from the World Bank and World Health Organization 1 number of seats held by Chinas public health agencies on an eight-member government committee that sets tobacco control policy Source: Southeast Asian Tobacco Control Alliance
With a growing middle class and an increasing demand for imported tobacco products, China offers significant opportunities for US tobacco producers to expand their market share and increase their export revenue
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