Thailand: winning battles, but the war's far from over

Table 2

TTM and foreign cigarette sales and tax revenue in Thailand

Years	Sales of TTM brands (in millions of packs)	Sales of foreign brands (in millions of packs)	Taxes a % of retail price	Tax revenue (million $US)	Market share of TTM (%)	Market share of TTCs (%)
1990	1941	^*	55	369	100	–
1991	1942	12	55	430	99.4	0.6
1992	1983	51	55	418	97.5	2.5
1993	2065	60	55	415	97.9	2.9
1994	2258	71	60	541	96.9	3.1
1995	2100	71	62	561	96.7	3.3
1996	2373	77	68	652	96.9	3.2
1997	2316	100	68	805	95.7	4.3
1998	1786	165	70	776	90.8	9.2
1999	1569	241	71.5	722	84.6	15.4

Source: Excise Department of Thailand US$1 = 37 Baht.

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