Report Published: "Cigarettes in Australia"
Retail volume sales of cigarettes declined by 4% in 2013 to account for 17.9 billion sticks. The decline can be attributed to higher cigarette prices, a decrease in smoking prevalence and the success of anti-smoking advertising campaigns. Volume sales were also affected by an evident shift to RYO tobacco, due to the lower unit prices in this category. In fact, RYO tobacco was the only category to record an increase in retail volume sales in 2013.
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