Table 5

Average price (in current prices) and RIP (in percentages) of cigarettes in Bangladesh by type of purchase, 2009–2015

Per cent of stick purchaseAll purchasesStick purchasePack purchaseP values of difference between stick and pack purchases
Average price per 20 sticks (BDT)
 200972.4630.4738.8327.53<0.001
 201074.7634.6845.2028.80<0.001
 2011–201256.9742.3159.8339.07<0.001
 2014–201559.9963.4784.0655.73<0.001
Average RIP
 200972.4616.3619.4113.27<0.001
 201074.7615.5117.5712.33<0.001
 2011–201256.9714.4717.9712.30<0.001
 2014–201559.9913.6217.2112.37<0.001
  • BDT, Bangladeshi taka; RIP, relative income price.