Table 3

Expenditure on tobacco by income level

VariableLow incomeMiddle incomeHigh income
Elasticity−0.587−0.542−0.466
Change in sales (%)−23.5−21.6−18.6
Annual expenditure on tobacco (MXN)356344906227
Annual expenditure on tobacco after tax increase (MXN)381749247092
Difference (MXN)277411760
  • Source: Prepared by Centro de Investigación Económica y Presupuestaria (CIEP) with data from National Survey of Household Income and Expenditure (ENIGH) 2020,6 CIEP 201916 and CIEP 2020.20

  • MXN, Mexican peso.