The Sindex

Jason Russell | From the March 2024 issue

Inflation stressing you out? Making you wish you had just a touch of nicotine in your system? Unfortunately, that'll cost a lot. While prices economywide have risen 3.1 percent in the last year, cigarette prices have jumped 8 percent. On top of federal and state taxes that often make up half the price of a pack, tobacco companies tend to raise their prices faster than inflation to make up for declining sales volume. These and the rest of the numbers in the Reason Sindex use data from November 2023.

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The Sindex: Cigarette Prices Outpacing Inflation

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18.02.2024

The Sindex

Jason Russell | From the March 2024 issue

Inflation stressing you out? Making you wish........

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