Statement re US cigarette volume trends

RNS Number : 5207A
Imperial Brands PLC
29 May 2019
 

 

 

Imperial Brands statement re US cigarette volume trends

Imperial Brands publishes the following industry volume data for the US market.

MSAi

4 weeks

52 weeks

Industry FMC volumes to 18 May 2019 (YoY)

-6.4%

-4.9%

 

ITG Brands has continued to gain share over recent months leading to a 14 basis point gain in share over the past 26-week period.  We expect full year US industry volume declines will be maintained around 4.5-5%.

 

Basis of presentation
Volume and market share data is based on MSAi. MSAi compiles weekly data from over 300,000 stores, representing at least 95% of US tobacco volumes. It does not rely on any extrapolation as a result of its extensive coverage.

 

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Matt Sharff +44 (0)7964 328 093                          Simon Evans +44 (0)7967 467 684

 


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