By James Macintyre
Published: 03 October 2007
Cigarette sales across England dropped by 11.6 per cent in the month following the 1 July ban on smoking in public places, according to a study published yesterday. The significant fall reflects sales from shops, bars, clubs, pubs and restaurants, according to the market analysts Nielsen, who collected the data.
The figures were in comparison to July last year, when the World Cup was taking place during a heatwave, factors which may have encouraged social smoking and drinking. Sales in August were down by just 2.8 per cent compared with the same month last year.
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