According to CBS news, data released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that e-cigarette sales have increased by nearly 50% in the past three years, from 15.5 million in January 2020 to 22.7 million in December 2022. branch.
The figures come from a CDC analysis of data from market research firms and are published in the agency's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Fatma Romeh, lead writer for CDC market analysis, said in a statement:
"The surge in total e-cigarette sales from 2020 to 2022 is mainly due to the growth in sales of non-tobacco flavored e-cigarettes, such as the dominance of mint flavors in the prefilled pod market, and the dominance of fruit and candy flavors in the disposable e-cigarette market. leading position."
Rome also pointed out that according to the National Youth Tobacco Survey data released in 2022, more than 80% of middle and high school students use e-cigarettes with flavors such as fruit or mint.
The data shows that while disposable e-cigarettes accounted for less than a quarter of total sales in January 2020, sales of disposable e-cigarettes surpassed sales of pod-changing e-cigarettes in March 2022.
Between January 2020 and December 2022, the unit share of reloadable e-cigarettes decreased from 75.2% to 48.0% of total sales, while the unit share of disposable e-cigarettes increased from 24.7% to 51.8%.
E-cigarette unit sales*, by flavor - United States, January 26, 2020 to December 25, 2022
Disposable e-cigarettes* unit sales volume, by flavor - United States, January 26, 2020 to December 25, 2022
The total number of e-cigarette brands in the market increased by 46.2%
The data shows that the number of e-cigarette brands in the US market is showing a continuous increase. During the CDC study period, the total number of e-cigarette brands in the U.S. market increased by 46.2%, from 184 to 269.
Deirdre Lawrence Kittner, director of the CDC's Office of Smoking and Health, said in a statement:
"The surge in teen e-cigarette use in 2017 and 2018, largely driven by JUUL, shows us the rapidly changing patterns of e-cigarette sales and use."
Growth in total e-cigarette sales slows
Between January 2020 and May 2022, total sales rose 67.2%, from 15.5 million to 25.9 million per issue, the data showed. But between May and December 2022, total sales are down 12.3%.
Although overall monthly sales start to decline in May 2022, sales are still millions higher than in early 2020.
Post time: Aug-01-2023
