Table 1

Annual taxable removals and per capita sales* of cigarette and non-cigarette tobacco products, USA, 2002–2012

YearCigarettesCigars (large plus small cigars)Loose tobacco (RYO plus pipe tobacco)Moist snuff
Number of cigarettes soldCigarette packs† per capitaNumber of cigars soldUnit cigars‡ per capitaPounds of loose tobacco soldLoose tobacco CPE§ per capitaPounds of moist snuff soldMoist snuff CPE¶ per capita
2002395 243 584 77696.915 954 128 72130.5115 194 8902.5068 551 00010.64
2003376 682 520 34692.116 314 036 38532.2616 052 7682.5870 956 00010.90
2004375 607 436 60690.727 020 810 64735.7716 758 0142.5974 718 00011.35
2005362 972 083 70085.848 208 097 70440.8019 437 2953.1476 677 00011.51
2006364 569 899 52184.758 699 603 91043.4819 964 1033.1281 456 00012.09
2007348 392 880 88279.599 433 257 36246.8020 438 1433.2886 247 00012.65
2008335 384 068 75475.3110 145 273 27750.1723 493 0393.6591 282 00013.23
2009308 680 926 77068.3510 143 682 76252.1722 454 3283.3591 428 00013.10
2010292 792 487 44364.0510 969 533 81658.7629 429 6954.3495 794 00013.61
2011286 352 575 56061.5910 752 886 90757.7737 744 4345.33100 548 00014.10
2012279 838 393 182**59.85**10 143 590 239**57.42**40 680 770**5.63**104 408 000**14.58**
  • Taxable removals (actual sales) of cigarettes, small cigars, large cigars, RYO and pipe tobacco were obtained from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau and for moist snuff from the US Department of Agriculture.

  • *Adult per capita sales based on the US adult population aged ≥18 years using data from the US Census Bureau for each year.

  • †The number of cigarette packs was calculated by dividing the number of cigarettes by 20.

  • ‡Cigars were not converted to CPEs due to variations in size and tobacco content between large and small cigars.

  • §Loose tobacco (RYO plus pipe tobacco) CPE was based on weight (14.6 g tobacco per cigarette pack).

  • ¶Moist snuff CPEs assumed the equivalence of a 1.2 oz tin to 2.5 packs of cigarettes based on consumption.

  • **Significant linear trend during 2002–2012 (p<0.05).

  • CPE, cigarette pack equivalent; RYO, roll-your-own.