NAQC Newsroom: Tobacco Control

The CDC Foundation's Annual Cigarette Sales Data Brief

Wednesday, March 18, 2026  
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
In addition to releasing regular e-cigarette and nicotine pouch sales data briefs, the CDC Foundation also produces an annual cigarette sales data brief. The brief describes cigarette sales trends for the entire U.S. and for select states with flavored tobacco sales restrictions, comparing periods before and after policy implementation. These states include California and Massachusetts, which prohibit the sale of most nontobaccoflavored tobacco products (including menthol cigarettes and flavored ecigarettes), and New York and Rhode Island, which restrict the sale of most flavored ecigarettes but do not limit sales of other flavored tobacco products.
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