Market Data for the Tobacco Products Industry in the First Eight Months
According to data from the Forward Industry Research Institute, in August 2016, the export delivery value of China's tobacco products industry was 240 million yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 22.6%; from January to August 2016, the export delivery value was 2.43 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 0.4%.
Below is the statistical data for the export delivery value of China's tobacco products industry from January to August 2016:
| Time | Current Value (100 million yuan) | Cumulative Value (100 million yuan) | Year-on-Year Growth (%) | Cumulative Growth (%) |
| August 2016 | 2.4 | 24.3 | -22.6 | -0.4 |
| July 2016 | 1.9 | 20.8 | -40.6 | -2.3 |
| June 2016 | 4.3 | 18.9 | -8.5 | 4.4 |
| May 2016 | 1.9 | 14.6 | -47.2 | 9 |
| April 2016 | 4.8 | 13.3 | 11.6 | 29.1 |
| March 2016 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 50 | 43.3 |
| February 2016 | 1.7 | 21.4 |
In recent years, the sales of traditional tobacco products have stagnated or even declined in some developed country markets, and the increasing enforcement of smoking bans in public places in many countries has led to the rapid rise of new tobacco products such as heated tobacco, smoke-free tobacco products, and e-cigarettes. This has resulted in a rapid decline in the export delivery value of traditional tobacco products in China. As people's health awareness increases, the market for new tobacco products is gradually becoming a blue ocean.
