Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/15/2014 -- The declining purchasing power of Italians is the direct consequence of the ongoing economic recession. This, combined with a constant increase in tobacco taxation, has led a high number of Italian smokers, especially those on low incomes, to either kick the habit or acquire their tobacco products through the illicit channel. As a result of the economic recession, illicit trade volume sales of cigarettes continued to increase further in Italy while legal retail volume sales continued to...

Euromonitor International's Tobacco in Italy report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2009-2013, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be the new legislative, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2018 illustrate how the market is set to change.

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Product coverage: Cigarettes, Cigarettes Including RYO Stick Equivalent, Cigars, Smokeless Tobacco, Smoking Tobacco.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

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