ArticleTobacco control2015
The advertised price of cigarette packs in retail outlets across Australia before and after the implementation of plain packaging: a repeated measures observational study.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Evidence of cushioning of tobacco tax increases in large retailers in Australia.Tobacco control · 2022Article
- Standardised packaging, minimum excise tax, and RYO focussed tax rise implications for UK tobacco pricing.PloS one · 2020Article
- Neighbourhood disparities in the price of the cheapest cigarettes in the USA.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2019Article
- Pricing of tobacco products during, and after, the introduction of standardized packaging: an observational study of retail price data from independent and convenience (small) retailers in the United Kingdom.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2019Observational
- The Response of Retailers in Scotland to the Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations and Tobacco Products Directive.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2019Article
- Death of a salesman.Tobacco control · 2015Article
- Did the recommended retail price of tobacco products fall in Australia following the implementation of plain packaging?Tobacco control · 2015Article
- Changes in use of types of tobacco products by pack sizes and price segments, prices paid and consumption following the introduction of plain packaging in Australia.Tobacco control · 2015Article
- Plain packaging: a logical progression for tobacco control in one of the world's 'darkest markets'.Tobacco control · 2015Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study monitored the advertised price of the most prominently promoted and the cheapest single packs of cigarettes in Australian retail outlets before and after the implementation of plain packaging.
methodsA panel of 421 outlets in four large Australian cities was visited monthly from May 2012 to August 2013 and the brand, pack size and price of the most-prominently listed and lowest-priced single cigarette pack were recorded from each store's tobacco price board. Changes in the inflation-adjusted stick price were examined using linear mixed models, controlling for fixed effects of city, store type, area socioeconomic status and random effects of time. The adjusted stick price was also examined over time by tobacco manufacturer and pack size.
resultsThe inflation-adjusted stick price of the most-prominently advertised single packs was significantly higher than in May-July 2012 from August-October 2012 for mainstream and premium brands and from February-April 2013 for value brands. Adjusted average stick prices of lowest-priced packs in August 2013 were $0.02 (95% CI $0.02 to $0.03, p<0.001) higher than in May-July 2012 ($Aug13). A large real increase in stick price was seen in February-April 2013 across all major manufacturers, market segments and pack size categories. DISCUSSION: The price of cigarettes most prominently promoted on price boards did not decrease in the months following implementation of Australia's plain packaging legislation. Retail prices continued to increase above the level resulting from automatic indexation of excise/customs duty even at the lowest-priced end of the Australian market.
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