Crisis has increased cigarette sales in Great Britain for the first time for the last 40 years

March 9, 2011

In 2009 tobacco market in Great Britain has grown by 1 per cent up to 45.5 billions of cigarettes, Imperial Tobacco, the fourth in size tobacco Company in the world, informed. Newspaper the Times writes that it is first increase of branch market volumes for the last 40 years.

Edition notes that one of the reasons of market growth unexpectedly became economic crisis. A lot of Britons for reasons of economy started to smoke roll-ups, but Imperial Tobacco sells more than half of cut tobacco for roll-ups in the country. For the 2009 volumes of cut tobacco market increased by 21 per cent up to 4650 tons.

Even more noticeable are Company successes in Spain, economy of which also has seriously suffered because of crises. Spain cigarette market in 2009 has decreased by 10 per cent to 80.7 billions of cigarettes; however tobacco market for roll-ups has increased by 30 per cent to 5150 tons.

Imperial tobacco was established in 1901 in Great Britain. According to the results of 2008 net incomes of the Company made 440 millions pounds (approximately 704 millions USD).