Fig. 1.

Annual cigarette production, China 2002–2016

Notes: Class I and II represent cigarette packs in the producer price range of > 7 yuan (¥)/pack, class III represents cigarette packs in the producer price range of 3–7 ¥/pack, and class IV and V represent cigarette packs in the producer price range of < 3 ¥/pack. The State Tobacco Monopoly Administration adjusted the price classification of cigarettes in 2007, leading to the unusual change in the proportion of classes.

Data source: State Tobacco Monopoly Administration.²⁴