Menthol Cigarette Sales (in billion units) and Market Share From 1925 to 1993, partially from Maxwell Associates May 18, 1977; also calculations from Annual Maxwell Reports 1963 - 1986..

YEAR SALES Market Share (%)
1925-1932 0.0 0
1933 0.5 0.45
1934 2.4 1.91
1935 2.9 2.16
1936 3.0 1.97
1937 2.8 1.72
1938 2.8 1.71
1939 3.0 1.74
1940 2.5 1.38
1941 3.5 1.69
1942 4.8 2.04
1943 5.8 2.25
1944 5.8 2.42
1945 6.1 2.28
1946 5.1 1.58
1947 5.1 1.50
1948 6.7 1.90
1949 8.0 2.25
1950 9.5 2.60
1951 10.8 2.85
1952 11.7 2.97
1953 11.7 3.02
1954 12.3 3.34
1955 12.8 3.35
1956 16.3 4.20
1957 26.8 6.49
1958 37.1 8.50
1959 50.8 11.2
1960 60.9 12.95
1961 68.2 13.97
1962 73.35 14.83
1963 82.89 16.27
1964 83.51 16.78
1965 92.31 18.05
1966 99.70 19.08
1967 106.80 20.23
1968 112.18 21.45
1969 114.33 22.39
1970 122.27 22.95
1971 129.33 24.45
1972 129.12 23.43
1973 139.14 23.61
1974 157.40 27.31
1975 162.88 27.68
1976 167.92 27.29
1977 170.10 28
1978 172.73 28
1979 175.01 29
1980 175.58 28
1981 178.96 28
1982 176.65 28
1983 166.59 28
1984 166.95 28
1985 164.11 28
1986 159.98 27
1987 - 28
1988 - 28
1989 - 27
1990 - 26
1991 - 27
1992 - 26
1993 - 26
1994 - 25
1995 - 25
1996 - 25
1997 - 25
1998 - 25