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Consumption Data
Total and per capita adult yearly consumption of manufactured cigarettes and percentage changes in per capita consumption—United States,*
1900–2004
Year |
Total Cigarettes
(billion) |
Cigarettes
Per Capita†
|
Percentage Changes
(per capita
consumption from
previous year) |
1900 |
2.5 |
54 |
|
1901 |
2.5 |
53 |
– 1.9 |
1902 |
2.8 |
60 |
+
13.2 |
1903 |
3.1 |
64 |
+
6.7 |
1904 |
3.3 |
66 |
+
3.1 |
1905 |
3.6 |
70 |
+
6.1 |
1906 |
4.5 |
86 |
+
22.9 |
1907 |
5.3 |
99 |
+
15.1 |
1908 |
5.7 |
105 |
+ 6.1 |
1909 |
7.0 |
125 |
+
19.0 |
1910 |
8.6 |
151 |
+
20.8 |
1911 |
10.1 |
173 |
+
14.6 |
1912 |
13.2 |
223 |
+
28.9 |
1913 |
15.8 |
260 |
+
16.6 |
1914 |
16.5 |
267 |
+
2.7 |
1915 |
17.9 |
285 |
+
6.7 |
1916 |
25.2 |
395 |
+
38.6 |
1917 |
35.7 |
551 |
+
39.5 |
1918 |
45.6 |
697 |
+
26.5 |
1919 |
48.0 |
727 |
+
4.3 |
1920 |
44.6 |
665 |
–
8.5 |
1921 |
50.7 |
742 |
+
11.6 |
1922 |
53.4 |
770 |
+
3.8 |
1923 |
64.4 |
911 |
+
18.3 |
1924 |
71.0 |
982 |
+
7.8 |
1925 |
79.8 |
1,085 |
+ 10.5 |
1926 |
89.1 |
1,191 |
+
9.8 |
1927 |
97.5 |
1,279 |
+
7.4 |
1928 |
106.0 |
1,366 |
+
6.8 |
1929 |
118.6 |
1,504 |
+
10.1 |
1930 |
119.3 |
1,485 |
–
1.3 |
1931 |
114.0 |
1,399 |
–
5.8 |
1932 |
102.8 |
1,245 |
–
11.0 |
1933 |
111.6 |
1,334 |
+
7.1 |
1934 |
125.7 |
1,483 |
+
11.2 |
1935 |
134.4 |
1,564 |
+
5.5 |
1936 |
152.7 |
1,754 |
+
12.1 |
1937 |
162.8 |
1,847 |
+
5.3 |
1938 |
163.4 |
1,830 |
–
0.9 |
1939 |
172.1 |
1,900 |
+
3.8 |
1940 |
181.9 |
1,976 |
+
4.0 |
1941 |
208.9 |
2,236 |
+
13.2 |
1942 |
245.0 |
2,585 |
+
15.6 |
1943 |
284.3 |
2,956 |
+
14.4 |
1944 |
296.3 |
3,039 |
+
2.8 |
1945 |
340.6 |
3,449 |
+
13.5 |
1946 |
344.3 |
3,446 |
–
0.1 |
1947 |
345.4 |
3,416 |
–
0.9 |
1948 |
358.9 |
3,505 |
+
2.6 |
1949 |
360.9 |
3,480 |
–
0.7 |
1950 |
369.8 |
3,552 |
+
2.1 |
1951 |
397.1 |
3,744 |
+
5.4 |
1952 |
416.0 |
3,886 |
+
3.8 |
1953 |
408.2 |
3,778 |
–
2.8 |
1954 |
387.0 |
3,546 |
–
6.1 |
1955 |
396.4 |
3,597 |
+
1.4 |
1956 |
406.5 |
3,650 |
+
1.5 |
1957 |
422.5 |
3,755 |
+
2.9 |
1958 |
448.9 |
3,953 |
+
5.3 |
1959 |
467.5 |
4,073 |
+
3.0 |
1960 |
484.4 |
4,171 |
+
2.4 |
1961 |
502.5 |
4,266 |
+
2.3 |
1962 |
508.4 |
4,266 |
0.0 |
1963 |
523.9 |
4,345 |
+
1.9 |
1964 |
511.3 |
4,194 |
–
3.5 |
1965 |
528.8 |
4,258 |
+
1.5 |
1966 |
541.3 |
4,287 |
+
0.7 |
1967 |
549.3 |
4,280 |
–
0.2 |
1968 |
545.6 |
4,186 |
–
2.2 |
1969 |
528.9 |
3,993 |
–
4.6 |
1970 |
536.5 |
3,985 |
–
0.2 |
1971 |
555.1 |
4,037 |
+
1.3 |
1972 |
566.8 |
4,043 |
+
0.1 |
1973 |
589.7 |
4,148 |
+
2.6 |
1974 |
599.0 |
4,141 |
–
0.2 |
1975 |
607.2 |
4,122 |
–
0.5 |
1976 |
613.5 |
4,091 |
–
0.8 |
1977 |
617.0 |
4,043 |
–
1.2 |
1978 |
616.0 |
3,970 |
–
1.8 |
1979 |
621.5 |
3,861 |
–
2.7 |
1980 |
631.5 |
3,849 |
–
0.3 |
1981 |
640.0 |
3,836 |
–
0.3 |
1982 |
634.0 |
3,739 |
–
2.5 |
1983 |
600.0 |
3,488 |
–
6.7 |
1984 |
600.4 |
3,446 |
–
1.2 |
1985 |
594.0 |
3,370 |
–
2.2 |
1986 |
583.8 |
3,274 |
–
2.8 |
1987 |
575.0 |
3,197 |
–
2.4 |
1988 |
562.5 |
3,096 |
–
3.2 |
1989 |
540.0 |
2,926 |
–
5.5 |
1990 |
525.0 |
2,834 |
–
3.1 |
1991 |
510.0 |
2,727 |
–
3.8 |
1992 |
500.0 |
2,647 |
–
2.9 |
1993 |
485.0 |
2,543 |
–
3.9 |
1994 |
486.0 |
2,524 |
–
0.7 |
1995 |
487.0 |
2,474 |
–
2.0 |
1996 |
487.0 |
2,445 |
–
1.2 |
1997 |
480.0 |
2,422 |
–
0.9 |
1998 |
465.0 |
2,275 |
–
6.1 |
1999 |
435.0 |
2,101 |
–
7.6 |
2000 |
430.0 |
2,049 |
–
2.5 |
2001 |
425.0 |
2,051 |
–
0.1 |
2002 |
415.0 |
1,982 |
–
3.4 |
2003 |
400.0 |
1,890 |
–
4.6 |
2004 |
388.0 |
1,814 |
–
4.0 |
* U.S. military forces overseas are included in the estimated consumption
for the periods 1917–1919 and 1940–1994 and in the estimated per capita consumption for 1930–2004.
† Ages 18 years and older
Source:
Tobacco Outlook/TBS-260/April 28, 2006, Economic Research Service, USDA
Page last reviewed 02/28/2007
Page last modified 02/28/2007