"Smoking Tobacco in Egypt" now available at Fast Market Research

In 2015, smoking tobacco will benefit from the legislation announced at the end of 2014 and published in 2015 causing the prices of cigarettes to rise by 50%, with a growing number of smokers thus switching to or increasing their shisha smoking as a result. Even though taxation on smoking tobacco was also increased, smoking tobacco still remains more affordable than other tobacco types such as cigarettes or cigars.

Competitive Landscape

In 2014, Al Nakhla Tobacco Co SAE continued to lead the category with a volume share of 37%, followed by Eastern Tobacco Co with a 28% share. Eastern, however, markets the leading brand in smoking tobacco, with its Moassel Salloum commanding a 28% share of sales. Moassel Salloum is an economy brand which is also available as a flavoured pipe tobacco.

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Industry Prospects

With the economic and political situation becoming more stable in 2014 and after the announcement that the prices of cigarettes will increase by 50%, the shift from cigarettes to smoking tobacco is set to continue. Over the forecast period smoking tobacco is set to post a volume CAGR of 5%, which will be an improvement on the review period CAGR of 4%. This performance will be fuelled by the increasing shift of light smokers towards shisha smoking as cigarette prices are set to rise at a faster rate than smoking tobacco, which has much lower unit prices. In addition, shisha smoking also has wider appeal among female smokers, thus offering greater potential for growth.

Report Overview

Discover the latest market trends and uncover sources of future market growth for the Smoking Tobacco industry in Egypt with research from Euromonitor's team of in-country analysts.

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The Smoking Tobacco in Egypt market research report includes:

* Analysis of key supply-side and demand trends
* Detailed segmentation of international and local products
* Historic volumes and values, company and brand market shares
* Five year forecasts of market trends and market growth
* Production, imports by origin, exports by destination
* Robust and transparent market research methodology, conducted in-country

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