Table 5

Average actual retail price paid by smokers per stick for top selling brands—packs and cartons, all store types

BenchmarkFollow up 1Follow up 2Follow up 3Follow up 4
SmokersMay 1997 n=881 Cents/stickNov 1997 n=2090 Cents/stickNov 1998 n=1171 Cents/stickNov 1999 n=1051 Cents/stickNov 2000 n=1053 Cents/stick
Source: NTC Evaluation respondent surveys.
Premium25.0 (2.4)25.4 (2.6)26.9 (2.5)27.9 (2.6)31.9 (3.1)
% increase benchmark to follow up 427.6%
Value21.4 (2.5)21.7 (2.4)22.4 (2.4)24.8 (2.5)28.9 (3.0)
% increase benchmark to follow up 435.0%
Budget18.9 (1.9)19.1 (1.9)20.0 (1.8)22.4 (2.6)26.6 (2.2)
% in benchmark to follow up 440.1%
Total22.6 (3.7)23.1 (3.6)23.9 (3.7)25.9 (3.5)30.3 (3.7)
% increase benchmark to follow-up 434%