The past few days witnessed an insane rise in the prices of cigarettes in the markets, coinciding with the disappearance of some types in a number of regions, as merchants spread rumors about the movement of cigarette prices, which raised questions: “Are cigarette prices falling again?”
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Will cigarette prices go down?
Hani Aman, CEO of the Eastern Tobacco Company, denied the truth of the rumors circulating about an increase in cigarette prices by about 3 pounds per pack, stressing that the company did not raise their prices, whether tax or price.
The CEO of the Eastern Tobacco Company stated, in televised statements, that there are good ideas that will appear during the current two weeks, which will completely eliminate the black market for cigarettes, expressing his fear of avoiding buying from it due to the high prices in the market.
Official cigarette prices
Box “10” for 15 pounds.
Cleopatra king size, 23 pounds.
– Cleopatra Soft Queen, 24 pounds.
Merritt of all kinds, 59 pounds.
Marlboro replied with 54 pounds.
Marlboro Gold, 54 pounds.
Marlboro Craft, 44 pounds.
Unofficial cigarette prices
– The price of LM cigarettes in stores has reached. commercial to 70 pounds.
The price of Cleopatra Box is 55 pounds.
– Marlboro and Merritt are close to 80 pounds.
– Target and Select up to 50 pounds.
Excessive cigarette price in stores
The price of an LM cigarette reached 4 pounds per cigarette, and the merchant sells the box in the excessive way, and he achieved 80 pounds because it contains 20 cigarettes. The price of the excessive box cigarette reached 3.5 pounds per cigarette, and the merchant sells the box for 60 pounds in the excessive way.
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The date of the decline in cigarette prices
“Aman” added that there are good ideas that will appear within two weeks that will completely eliminate the black market for cigarettes, commenting: “I am afraid that after some time my consumer will walk and leave me because of the high prices in the market.”
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Number of smokers in Egypt
According to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics, 16.8% of the total population aged 15 years and over smoke, which represents about 18 million people, and the percentage of male smokers is 33.8%, compared to only 0.3% among females, indicating that the phenomenon of smoking in Egypt is Primarily a masculine phenomenon.
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2023-08-08 11:01:00
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