Cigarette Tax

TABLE 30B—CIGARETTE DISTRIBUTIONS AND PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION, 1959-60 TO 2003-04

Fiscal year / Reported distributions
(Millions of packages) / Apparent per capita
consumptiona
(Inpackages)
Total / Tax paid / Tax exempt
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
2003-04 ...... / 1,189 / 1,184 / 5 / 32.9
2002-03 ...... / 1,216 / 1,196 / 20 / 34.1 / r
2001-02 ...... / 1,271 / 1,237 / 34 / 36.3
2000-01 ...... / 1,324 / 1,288 / 37 / 38.5
1999-00 ...... / 1,390 / 1,353 / 38 / 41.2
1998-99 ...... / 1,568 / 1,523 / 45 / 47.3
1997-98 ...... / 1,717 / 1,668 / 48 / 52.6
1996-97 ...... / 1,777 / 1,716 / 61 / 55.2
1995-96 ...... / 1,811 / 1,742 / 69 / 56.9
1994-95 ...... / 1,871 / 1,791 / 80 / 59.2
1993-94 ...... / 1,903 / 1,824 / 79 / 60.6
1992-93 ...... / 2,010 / 1,923 / 86 / 64.5
1991-92 ...... / 2,144 / 2,050 / 94 / 69.8
1990-91 ...... / 2,196 / 2,102 / 93 / 72.8
1989-90 ...... / 2,311 / 2,219 / 92 / 78.2
1988-89 ...... / 2,431 / 2,353 / 78 / 84.7
1987-88 ...... / 2,657 / 2,570 / 87 / 94.9
1986-87 ...... / 2,690 / 2,595 / 95 / 98.4
1985-86 ...... / 2,730 / 2,632 / 98 / 102.3
1984-85 ...... / 2,781 / 2,673 / 108 / 106.7
1983-84 ...... / 2,792 / 2,675 / 117 / 109.9
1982-83 ...... / 2,889 / 2,761 / 128 / 115.8
1981-82 ...... / 2,947 / 2,811 / 136 / 120.4
1980-81 ...... / 2,966 / 2,825 / 141 / 123.6
1979-80 ...... / 2,892 / 2,744 / 148 / 122.9
1978-79 ...... / 2,887 / 2,730 / 157 / 125.1
1977-78 ...... / 2,940 / 2,774 / 166 / 130.0
1976-77 ...... / 2,900 / 2,728 / 172 / 130.9
1975-76 ...... / 2,909 / 2,722 / 187 / 133.7
1974-75 ...... / 2,857 / 2,664 / 193 / 133.7
1973-74 ...... / 2,827 / 2,620 / 207 / 134.4
1972-73 ...... / 2,762 / 2,553 / 209 / 133.2
1971-72 ...... / 2,720 / 2,505 / 215 / 132.9
1970-71 ...... / 2,635 / 2,424 / 211 / 130.5
1969-70 ...... / 2,594 / 2,393 / 201 / 130.2
1968-69 ...... / 2,616 / 2,409 / 207 / 133.0
1967-68 ...... / 2,596 / 2,383 / 213 / 134.0
1966-67 ...... / 2,737 / 2,573 / 164 / 143.8
1965-66 ...... / 2,706 / 2,547 / 159 / 144.9
1964-65 ...... / 2,679 / 2,534 / 145 / 146.7
1963-64 ...... / 2,564 / 2,433 / 131 / 144.3
1962-63 ...... / 2,545 / 2,409 / 136 / 147.9
1961-62 ...... / 2,450 / 2,320 / 130 / 147.3
1960-61 ...... / 2,382 / 2,258 / 124 / 147.8
1959-60 ...... / 2,190 / 2,085 / 105 / 139.7

a.Based on reported distributions and latest estimate of January 1 population for each fiscal year.

r.Revised.

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