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Belgium has a long tradition of cigar smoking in particular standard cigars and cigarillos and is one of the biggest cigarillo consumers in Europe. The country used to be an important cigar producer. The cigar category in Belgium is dominated by cigars that weigh less than 3g. The consumption of cigars and cigarillos remains almost exclusively the domain of male smokers and is dominated by mass-market products. The largest consumer group comprises men aged 35-54. Female cigar smokers in Belgium are relatively uncommon accounting for less than 1% of the female population. Female consumers tend to prefer flavoured cigarillos.
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Competitive Landscape
Within a sharply declining category Scandinavian Tobacco Group strengthened its leadership in 2013 claiming a 53% volume share up from 52% the previous year. Scandinavian Tobacco’s strategy was focused on expanding its brands within the mid-priced and economy segments. In fact its position within cigarillos was even stronger with a 64% volume share.
Industry Prospects
Premium cigars will remain a small but steady niche in Belgium over the next five years. However this alone will not be enough for the category to reverse its negative trend. In fact cigars is predicted a further decline in volume terms to 2018.
Report Overview
Discover the latest market trends and uncover sources of future market growth for the Cigars industry in Belgium with research from Euromonitor's team of in-country analysts.
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The Cigars in Belgium market research report includes:
* Analysis of key supply-side and demand trends
* Detailed segmentation of international and local products
* Historic volumes and values company and brand market shares
* Five year forecasts of market trends and market growth
* Robust and transparent market research methodology conducted in-country
Our market research reports answer questions such as:
* What is the market size of Cigars in Belgium?
* What are the major brands in Belgium?
* What are the main distribution channels for cigars in Belgium and which are performing well?
* What is the proportion of hand-made versus machine manufactured cigars in Belgium?
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Product coverage: Cigarillos Cigars Excluding Cigarillos.
Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts) company shares brand shares and distribution data.
Partial Table of Contents:
CIGARS IN BELGIUM
LIST OF CONTENTS AND TABLES
Headlines
Trends
Handmade Vs Machine-manufactured Splits
Competitive Landscape
New Product Developments
Summary 1 Cigars: New Product Launches
Distribution
Prospects
Category Data
Table 1 Sales of Cigars by Category: Volume 2008-2013
Table 2 Sales of Cigars by Category: Value 2008-2013
Table 3 Sales of Cigars by Category: % Volume Growth 2008-2013
Table 4 Sales of Cigars by Category: % Value Growth 2008-2013
Table 5 Sales of Cigars by Handmade vs Machine-manufactured: % Volume Breakdown 2008-2013
Table 6 Sales of Cigars by Handmade vs Machine-manufactured: % Value Breakdown 2008-2013
Table 7 NBO Company Shares of Cigars Excluding Cigarillos: % Volume 2009-2013
Table 8 LBN Brand Shares of Cigars Excluding Cigarillos: % Volume 2009-2012
Table 9 NBO Company Shares of Cigarillos: % Volume 2009-2013
Table 10 LBN Brand Shares of Cigarillos: % Volume 2009-2012
Table 11 Distribution of Cigars by Format: % Volume 2008-2013
Table 12 Forecast Sales of Cigars by Category: Volume 2013-2018
Table 13 Forecast Sales of Cigars by Category: Value 2013-2018
Table 14 Forecast Sales of Cigars by Category: % Volume Growth 2013-2018
Table 15 Forecast Sales of Cigars by Category: % Value Growth 2013-2018
British American Tobacco Belgium SA in Tobacco (belgium)
Strategic Direction
Key Facts
Summary 2 British American Tobacco Belgium SA: Key Facts
Summary 3 British American Tobacco Belgium SA: Operational Indicators
Company Background
Production
Competitive Positioning
Summary 4 British American Tobacco Belgium SA: Competitive Position 2013
Executive Summary
Tobacco Industry Suffers Further Woes in 2013 As Cigarette Volumes Decline
Smoking Tobacco Benefits From Cigarette Price Increases
Big Four Multinationals Dominate the Market
Tobacco Specialists Lose Share
A Difficult Future Ahead
Operating Environment
Legislation
Summary 5 Legislation Summary at a Glance
Country-specific Legislation
Minimum Legal Smoking Age
Smoking Prevalence
Table 16 Smoking Prevalence in Adult Population 2008-2013
Table 17 Number of Adult Smokers by Gender 2008-2013
Tar Levels
Health Warnings
Advertising and Sponsorship
Point-of-sale Display Bans
Smoking in Public Places
Low Ignition Propensity (lip) Regulation
Flavoured Tobacco Product Ban
Plain Packaging
'reduced Harm'
Electronic Cigarettes
Litigation
Death by Cause
Table 18 Death by Cause 2009-2013
Taxation and Pricing
Duty Paid Packet Marks
Taxation Rates
Average Cigarette Pack Price Breakdown
Table 19 Average Cigarette Pack Price Breakdown: Brand Examples
Production/imports/exports
Table 20 Trade Statistics - Cigarettes 2009-2013
Illicit Trade in Cigarettes
Market Indicators
Table 21 Illicit Trade Estimate of Cigarettes: Volume 2008-2013
Market Data
Table 22 Sales of Tobacco by Category: Volume 2008-2013
Table 23 Sales of Tobacco by Category: Value 2008-2013
Table 24 Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2008-2013
Table 25 Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2008-2013
Table 26 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: Volume 2013-2018
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