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January 29, 2003
Statistics Canada today released 2002 year-end tobacco sales data. The news is very good. Per capita consumption fell 9%. Various factors would have contributed to this impressive decline including tobacco tax increases, the new package warnings, restrictions on advertising and promotion, ETS restrictions, government mass media campaigns, and other initiatives.
There is a cumulative six-year decline, 1997-2002 as compared to 1996, of 23.2%. 1996 was the year prior to the federal Tobacco Act coming into force.
This per capita data complements prevalence data provided through CTUMS surveys for the Canadian population aged 15+. Here is the rounded off data for current prevalence:
2002 (first half) 21%
2001 22%
2000 24%
1999 25%
|
YEAR |
# of CIGS |
FINE CUT (g) |
TOTAL |
POPULATION |
PER CAPITA |
YEAR to YEAR |
|
2002 |
38,201,909 |
4,063,626 |
42,265,535 |
25,481 |
1,659 |
-9.45% |
|
2001 |
42,300,873 |
3,828,979 |
46,129,852 |
25,182 |
1,832 |
-3.7% |
|
2000 |
43,442,938 |
3,926,802 |
47,369,740 |
24,893 |
1,903 |
-5.1% |
|
1999 |
45,121,386 |
4,151,928 |
49,273,314 |
24,582 |
2,004 |
-2.2% |
|
1998 |
45,613,257 |
4,183,810 |
49,797,067 |
24,290 |
2,050 |
-0.6% |
|
1997 |
45,520,274 |
3,969,216 |
49,489,490 |
24,002 |
2,062 |
-4.6% |
|
1996 |
47,117,904 |
4,050,144 |
51,168,048 |
23,680 |
2,161 |
|
Note: In the table above, 1g of fine cut is considered to be one cigarette, the traditional equivalency. If an equivalency of 0.7g were to be used, the 2002 decline would be 9.0%, and the six year decline 22.7%.