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Representing the UK Tobacco Sector

UK Cigarette Consumption

 
UKDP
NUKDP
TOTAL
% NUKDP
 
billion cigarettes
%

1990

99.0

3.5

102.5

3%

1991

94.4

3.5

97.9

4%

1992

89.3

3.5

92.8

4%

1993

85.4

3.5

88.9

4%

1994

84.3

4.0

88.3

5%

1995

83.0

5.0

88.0

6%

1996

81.2

6.0

87.2

7%

1997

77.4

6.6

84.0

8%

1998

70.5

13.5

84.0

16%

1999

63.0

21.0

84.0

25%

2000

56.3

25.2

81.5

31%

2001

55.5

23.5

79.0

30%

2002

56.0

20.0

76.0

26%

2003

53.5

20.5

74.0

28%

2004

52.0

20.0

72.0

28%

2005

50.5

19.5

70.0

28%

2006

49.0

18.5

67.5

27%

2007

47.0

17.5

64.5

27%

This table shows the trends in the UK cigarette market and the split between UK duty paid (UKDP) and non-UK duty paid (NUKDP) consumption. The estimate of NUKDP consumption includes cigarettes which are smuggled, counterfeit, crossborder shopped and duty-free.