Table 3.

Per-stick cigarette prices (in rand) before and during the sales ban, by manufacturer

Manufacturer	Classification	Before lockdown				Lockdown				% change
		Mean	Median	SD	n	Mean	Median	SD	n	Mean	Median
British American Tobacco	MNC	1.81	1.75	0.41	9846	6.17	6.00	2.95	1814	240.7	242.9
Japan Tobacco International	MNC	1.79	1.75	0.37	2990	6.02	5.50	2.72	780	237.3	214.3
Philip Morris International	MNC	1.92	1.90	0.35	2538	7.09	7.00	2.99	982	269.8	268.4
Afroberg Tobacco	Non-MNC (FITA)	0.71	0.55	0.54	73	4.34	3.50	2.20	614	510.5	536.4
Best Tobacco	Non-MNC (FITA)	1.01	1.00	0.50	298	7.26	7.50	2.76	2537	621.6	650.0
Carnilinx	Non-MNC (FITA)	0.93	0.80	0.39	921	6.30	6.00	2.62	2859	581.1	650.0
Folha	Non-MNC (FITA)	0.98	0.75	0.65	21	4.12	3.25	1.89	75	321.7	333.3
Gold Leaf Tobacco	Non-MNC (FITA)	1.06	1.00	0.48	2277	5.34	4.25	2.51	5154	401.8	325.0
Protobac	Non-MNC (FITA)	0.91	0.75	0.33	55	7.39	7.00	4.06	76	711.2	833.3
Amalgamated Tobacco	Non-MNC	0.80	0.75	0.44	298	4.46	3.75	2.02	1707	457.4	400.0
Mastermind Tobacco	Non-MNC	0.30	0.30	–	1	3.42	3.25	0.90	52	1040.4	983.3
Olomide	Non-MNC	1.09	0.75	0.91	47	3.97	3.50	1.85	373	263.6	366.7
Pacific Cigarette	Non-MNC	0.90	0.75	0.52	367	4.44	3.75	1.96	1489	394.1	400.0
Smokey Treats	Non-MNC	2.05	2.13	0.33	16	4.25	3.75	1.94	4	107.3	76.5
Other		0.91	0.75	0.53	174	4.93	4.00	2.62	1294	452.6	433.3
Overall		1.63	1.65	0.55	19 922	5.69	5.00	2.73	19 810	248	203

All prices (irrespective of the packaging type in which the respondent reported) are converted to a per-stick price. Manufacturers are determined according to the brand reported by the respondent.

FITA, member of the Fair-Trade Independent Tobacco Association at the time of the survey.; MNC, multinational corporation.