NUMBER OF FRENCH SMOKERS RISE BUT TOBACCO SALES STAGNATE
August 1st, 2011
BY AUDREY STUART
Number of French smokers rise, but tobacco sales stagnate
Government efforts to stop people smoking are partly working - smokers are consuming fewer cigarettes per day. However, the number of smokers in France is growing, despite price rises and new pictoral health warnings.
DESPITE the French government's efforts to restrict smoking, the latest data suggests that in 2011, the number of daily smokers in France is actually on the rise. However, the bad news for the tobacco industry is that they are smoking fewer sticks daily; one-in-five ...
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