Reports on 2011 Cigarette and Smokeless Tobacco Advertising and Promotion

"The amount spent on cigarette advertising and promotion by the largest cigarette companies in the United States rose from $8.05 billion in 2010 to $8.37 billion in 2011, due mainly to an increase in spending on price discounts, or discounts paid to cigarette retailers or wholesalers in order to reduce the price of cigarettes to consumers.  Spending on price discounts increased from $6.49 billion in 2010 to $7.00 billion in in 2011.  The price discounts category was the largest one in 2011, as it has been each year since 2002..."
See full report:Federal Trade Commission Cigarette Report for 2011
See full report: Federal Trade Commission Smokeless Tobacco Report for 2011
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2013/05/tobacco.shtm