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Updated Feb. 2011
Tobacco and cigarette sales, consumption and releases to the NZ
market
Figure 1. Tobacco products released
for sale 1996-2010, June years
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Inflation
adjustments to tobacco excise (typically in December or 1 January, frequently
trigger pre-tax rise releases to the domestic market.
This
has been smoothed out here by summing the 12 months to date for every datapoint.
Since
September 2009, releases have decreased.
A
budget increase in tobacco tax in 2010 was widely expected, yet the
releases in March 2010 were the lowest in any year shown.
Data
from Statistics NZ, courtesy of Smokefree
Coalition. One RYO cigarette is counted as containing 0.7 g of tobacco.
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Figure 2.
Combustible tobacco product consumption per adult New Zealand 1920-2004
Table 1. Tobacco
Consumption in tones and per adult New Zealand 1920-2010
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Year
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Total consumption in tonnes
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Consumption per adult: g/
adult/ year
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Total
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Total tobacco
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Cigars &
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Manuf tobacco
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tobacco
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cigarettes
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cigars etc
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manuf tobacco
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products
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Manufactured
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cigarillos
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Other
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Dec year
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Dec year
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Dec year
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Dec year
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cig equivs
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cigarettes
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grams pa
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grams pa
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mlns/tonnes
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millions
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tonnes
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tonnes
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per adult15+
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per adult15+
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per adult15+
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per adult15+
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a+b+c
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A
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b
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c
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(a+b+c)/x
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a/x
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b/x
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c/x
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consumption per adult age 15+
years
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1920
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1917
|
511
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na
|
1406
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2495
|
640
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0
|
1855
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1921
|
1616
|
392
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na
|
1224
|
1860
|
440
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0
|
1420
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1922
|
1622
|
443
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na
|
1179
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1860
|
490
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0
|
1370
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1923
|
1674
|
495
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na
|
1179
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1905
|
550
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0
|
1355
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1924
|
1721
|
542
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na
|
1179
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1996
|
600
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0
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1396
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1925
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1967
|
606
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na
|
1361
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2041
|
610
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0
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1431
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1926
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1960
|
645
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na
|
1315
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2041
|
650
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0
|
1391
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1927
|
2092
|
686
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na
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1406
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2177
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690
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0
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1487
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1928
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2044
|
683
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na
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1361
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2132
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680
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0
|
1452
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1929
|
2170
|
719
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na
|
1451
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2268
|
720
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0
|
1548
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1930
|
2123
|
626
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na
|
1497
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2041
|
570
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0
|
1471
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1931
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2040
|
498
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na
|
1542
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1905
|
450
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0
|
1455
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1932
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1948
|
406
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na
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1542
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1814
|
370
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0
|
1444
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1933
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1968
|
426
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na
|
1542
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1860
|
390
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0
|
1470
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1934
|
2050
|
463
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na
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1587
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1950
|
420
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0
|
1530
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1935
|
2126
|
584
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na
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1542
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2041
|
530
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0
|
1511
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1936
|
2390
|
712
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na
|
1678
|
2087
|
590
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0
|
1497
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1937
|
2551
|
828
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na
|
1723
|
2223
|
690
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0
|
1533
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1938
|
2685
|
916
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na
|
1769
|
2359
|
760
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0
|
1599
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1939
|
2848
|
943
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na
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1905
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2495
|
790
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0
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1705
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1940
|
2757
|
852
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na
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1905
|
2404
|
710
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0
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1694
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1941
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2850
|
900
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na
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1950
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2495
|
750
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0
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1745
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1942
|
2723
|
1000
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na
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1723
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2404
|
830
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0
|
1574
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1943
|
2560
|
1018
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na
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1542
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2223
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850
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0
|
1373
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1944
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2585
|
1134
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na
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1451
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2268
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950
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0
|
1318
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1945
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2813
|
1180
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na
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1633
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2495
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980
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0
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1515
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1946
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3441
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1582
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na
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1859
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2812
|
1220
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0
|
1592
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1947
|
3903
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2044
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na
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1859
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3221
|
1570
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0
|
1651
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1948
|
3677
|
1682
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na
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1995
|
2994
|
1290
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0
|
1704
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1949
|
3709
|
1714
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na
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1995
|
3039
|
1320
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0
|
1719
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1950
|
4297
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1984
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na
|
2313
|
3174
|
1465
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0
|
1709
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1951
|
4510
|
2152
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na
|
2358
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3290
|
1570
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0
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1720
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1952
|
4438
|
2080
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na
|
2358
|
3188
|
1490
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0
|
1698
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1953
|
4585
|
2091
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na
|
2494
|
3208
|
1468
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0
|
1740
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1954
|
4755
|
2306
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na
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2449
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3295
|
1594
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0
|
1701
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1955
|
4925
|
2567
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na
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2358
|
3339
|
1746
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0
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1593
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Year
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Total consumption in tonnes
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Consumption per adult: g/
adult/ year
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Total
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Total tobacco
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Cigars &
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Manuf tobacco
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tobacco
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cigarettes
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cigars etc
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manuf tobacco
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products
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Manufactured
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Cigarillos
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Other
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Dec year
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Dec year
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Dec year
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Dec year
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cig equivs
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cigarettes
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grams pa
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grams pa
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mlns/tonnes
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millions
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tonnes
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tonnes
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per adult15+
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per adult15+
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per adult15+
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per adult15+
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1956
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4670
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2629
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na
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2041
|
3135
|
1757
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0
|
1378
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1957
|
5014
|
2792
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na
|
2222
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3282
|
1832
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0
|
1450
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1958
|
4738
|
2606
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na
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2132
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3048
|
1679
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0
|
1369
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1959
|
4641
|
2509
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na
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2132
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2935
|
1592
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0
|
1343
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1960
|
5257
|
3082
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na
|
2175
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3294
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1931
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0
|
1363
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1961
|
5356
|
3191
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na
|
2165
|
3296
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1964
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0
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1332
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1962
|
5412
|
3383
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na
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2029
|
3250
|
2032
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0
|
1219
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1963
|
5693
|
3703
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na
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1990
|
3347
|
2177
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0
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1170
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1964
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5557
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3796
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na
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1761
|
3197
|
2184
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0
|
1013
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1965
|
5660
|
4102
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na
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1558
|
3194
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2315
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0
|
879
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1966
|
6011
|
4557
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na
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1454
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3325
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2520
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0
|
804
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1967
|
5798
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4542
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na
|
1256
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3147
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2465
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0
|
682
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1968
|
5824
|
4649
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na
|
1175
|
3128
|
2497
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0
|
631
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1969
|
5884
|
4818
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na
|
1066
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3123
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2557
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0
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566
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1970
|
5976
|
4952
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na
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1024
|
3114
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2581
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0
|
534
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1971
|
6083
|
5118
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na
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965
|
3108
|
2615
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0
|
493
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1972
|
6339
|
5405
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na
|
934
|
3173
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2705
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0
|
468
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1973
|
6379
|
5526
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na
|
853
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3113
|
2697
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0
|
416
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1974
|
6551
|
5769
|
na
|
782
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3112
|
2740
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0
|
372
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1975
|
6978
|
6229
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na
|
749
|
3232
|
2885
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0
|
347
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1976
|
6932
|
6230
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na
|
702
|
3154
|
2835
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0
|
319
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|
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1977
|
7012
|
6346
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na
|
666
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3157
|
2857
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0
|
300
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|
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1978
|
6878
|
6268
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na
|
610
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3066
|
2794
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0
|
272
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|
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1979
|
6705
|
6130
|
na
|
575
|
2970
|
2715
|
0
|
255
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|
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1980
|
6539
|
5991
|
na
|
548
|
2856
|
2617
|
0
|
239
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|
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1981
|
6721
|
6168
|
na
|
553
|
2905
|
2666
|
0
|
239
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1982
|
6651
|
6112
|
na
|
539
|
2832
|
2603
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0
|
229
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|
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1983
|
6635
|
6089
|
na
|
546
|
2769
|
2541
|
0
|
228
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|
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1984
|
6770
|
6236
|
na
|
534
|
2779
|
2560
|
0
|
219
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|
|
1985
|
6147
|
5654
|
na
|
493
|
2493
|
2293
|
0
|
200
|
|
|
1986
|
5724
|
5223
|
na
|
501
|
2304
|
2102
|
0
|
202
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|
|
1987
|
5872
|
5361
|
na
|
511
|
2327
|
2125
|
0
|
202
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|
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1988
|
5907
|
5355
|
na
|
552
|
2317
|
2101
|
0
|
216
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|
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1989
|
4824
|
4270
|
na
|
554
|
1877
|
1662
|
0
|
215
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1990
|
5094
|
4489
|
3
|
602
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1972
|
1738
|
1
|
233
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1991
|
4677
|
4014
|
11
|
652
|
1742
|
1495
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4
|
243
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1992
|
4237
|
3466
|
3
|
768
|
1561
|
1277
|
1
|
283
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1993
|
4202
|
3381
|
11
|
810
|
1531
|
1232
|
4
|
295
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1994
|
4094
|
3396
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4
|
694
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1471
|
1221
|
1
|
249
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|
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1995
|
4157
|
3338
|
11
|
808
|
1477
|
1187
|
4
|
286
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|
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1996
|
4322
|
3660
|
4
|
658
|
1512
|
1280
|
1
|
229
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|
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1997
|
4197
|
3449
|
15
|
733
|
1449
|
1191
|
5
|
252
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1998
|
4019
|
3263
|
17
|
756
|
1383
|
1118
|
6
|
258
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|
|
1999
|
3873
|
3119
|
18
|
736
|
1318
|
1062
|
6
|
251
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|
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2000
|
4017
|
3152
|
24
|
841
|
1357
|
1065
|
8
|
284
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|
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2001
|
3402
|
2608
|
14
|
780
|
1142
|
875
|
5
|
262
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|
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2002
|
3643
|
2817
|
16
|
810
|
1190
|
920
|
5
|
265
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|
|
2003
|
3175
|
2367
|
13
|
795
|
1015
|
757
|
4
|
254
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|
|
2004
|
3178
|
2320
|
17
|
841
|
1000
|
730
|
5
|
265
|
|
|
2005
|
3342
|
2436
|
17
|
889
|
1037
|
756
|
5
|
276
|
|
|
2006
|
3336
|
2439
|
18
|
879
|
1022
|
747
|
6
|
269
|
|
|
2007
|
3371
|
2445
|
22
|
904
|
1009
|
732
|
7
|
270
|
|
|
2008
|
3440
|
2550
|
20
|
870
|
1017
|
754
|
6
|
257
|
|
|
2009
|
3310
|
2436
|
18
|
856
|
966
|
711
|
5
|
250
|
|
|
2010
|
3010
|
2220
|
15
|
775
|
866
|
639
|
4
|
223
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2011
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Note: From May 2010, releases derived from Revenue,
using a standard excise rate per manufactured cigarette and per RYO 0.7 g tobacco.
Dr Murray Laugesen QSO chair; Prof Ross McCormick, Trish Fraser MPH, Dr Marewa
Glover, Dr Penny Truman, Trustees
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