What keeps tobacco companies in buisiness?

Question

Considering the radical cecline in smoking over the last dozen years. Wheredo they get their profits?

Answer 1

from the millions of people who still smoke

Answer 2

I don't smoke but I wish people leave tobacco companies alone, specially in America. Pollution, alcohol and smoke comming out of the cars kills more people than second hand smoke from the cigerates.

Answer 3

Tobacco smoking has not declined in many other countries and the market is strong there. In the US there is a decline but for those still entrapped there is a market and the prices are high giving good profit. Many tobacco companies diversified into other enterprises and there they continue to profit.

Answer 4

Overseas sales, and gullible 14 year olds.

Answer 5

Decline in smoking?.... lol.... <_<

Answer 6

uh! i dont know where you got that idea

because it hasnt decreased

more like INCREASED.

Answer 7

I think that less people have started smoking than what was regular.. well maybe. But a lot of my college friends smoke and my family smokes. Plus at 25-50 dollars a carton.. thats a lot of cash.

Answer 8

They're still huge. They might have lost a lot of customers, but they still have more than enough to continue making billions of dollars.

Answer 9

They are still selling a lot of cigarettes, and the business is highly profitable because the demand is not very sensitive to price.