Table 3.

Smuggling and total consumption of manufactured cigarettes obtained from export and import discrepancies (method 2) 1991–2006.

Year	Taxed cigarettes (millions of packs)	Trade Discrepancy (smuggled cigarettes) (millions of packs)	Three year average of smuggled cigarettes (millions of packs)	Total estimated consumption =Taxed cigarettes + smuggled cigarettes (millions of packs)	Smuggled cigarettes as percent of total estimated consumption
1991	1,935	21.16
1992	2,013	29.06	53.09	2,066	2.6
1993	2,103	109.06	75.71	2,178	3.5
1994	2,302	89.00	101.19	2,403	4.2
1995	2,150	105.51	200.62	2,351	8.5
1996	2,440	407.35	342.40	2,782	12.3
1997	2,392	514.36	419.59	2,811	14.9
1998	1,907	337.05	385.35	2,292	16.8
1999	1,790	304.63	320.28	2,110	15.2
2000	1,805	319.15	311.10	2,116	14.7
2001	1,713	309.51	261.40	1,974	13.2
2002	1,729	155.53	194.75	1,923	10.1
2003	1,886	119.21	127.82	2,014	6.3
2004	2,115	108.73	149.76	2,265	6.9
2005	2,176	221.33	228.22	2,404	10.0
2006	1,801	354.60

Sources: Thailand Tobacco Monopoly, 1991–2006; Excise Department, 1991–2006; UN Statistics Division, 2008; Thai Customs Department, 1991–2006