Table 2

Sales, revenues, earnings and profits of the CNTC and major tobacco multinational tobacco companies, 2008†

Cigarettes sold (billions)Revenues from tobacco sales (millions)Earnings from tobacco sales (millions)Corporate profits after tax (millions)Earnings per pack
CNYUS$US$
China National Tobacco Company2143732300105347*****
GPBUS$GPBUS$GPBUS$
British American Tobacco920339216226240757480265948810.16
Direct operations716371768220.19
 Americas161105219310.24
 Western Europe12376013950.23
 Asia Pacific18092416960.19
 Eastern Europe1374688590.13
 Africa and Middle East1145139420.17
Associates2045039230.09
 Reynolds American903396220.14
 ITC811172150.05
 Other3347860.05
Developing countries544 (76%)
Developed countries172 (24%)
US$US$US$US$
Philip Morris International869636401024868900.23
 European Union24347380.39
 Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa30331190.21
 Asia22420570.18
 Latin America and Canada995200.11
Non-OECD countries469 (54%)32790.27
OECD countries399 (46%)66570.55
GPBUS$GPBUS$GPBUS$US$
Imperial Tobacco Group3291565028725210738674418090.24
 United Kingdom2558410400.86
 Germany303095500.38
 Spain251502670.22
 Rest of European Union774948790.24
 Americas161662960.38
 Rest of world1564047190.10
Developing countries175 (53%)
Developed countries154 (47%)
JPYUS$JPYUS$JPYUS$US$
Japan Tobacco612683230766049353031341312340011930.11
International Tobacco45231183193014517477216900.07
 North and Central Europe51
 CIS countries220
 South and West Europe64
 Rest of world118
Domestic tobacco16032004943094018825918200.23
Major manufacturers
 Domestic sales—China2143**
 Domestic sales—other18528920.31
 International sales2545222130.17
Other manufacturers727
Total560032602325104137730.18

  • ↵* Comparable figures not available.

  • ↵† Currency converted at the yearly average rates (US$ = 1; CNY = 6.95; GBP = 0.55; JNY = 103.4).