Ngokombiko wephephandaba i-Independent, inani laba Vape Izitolo e-United Kingdom kwaba nokwanda okukhulu ngonyaka odlule. I-Local Data Co. (LDC) yenze ucwaningo, okwatholakala ukuthi izwe selinabantu abangu-3,573 abakhethekile. izitolo ze-vape, okungama-233 ngaphezu kwesibalo esabhalwa ekuqaleni kuka-2023. Uma kuqhathaniswa, kube nokwanda kwezitolo ezingama-61 ngo-2022, kodwa zehla ngezitolo ezingama-23 ngo-2020.
Kumele kuqashelwe ukuthi idatha ye-LDC ayifaki izitolo, izitolo zeposi, nezitolo zezindaba ezithengisa nogwayi we-elekthronikhi kanye nemikhiqizo ehlobene.
Ngokwemininingwane eshicilelwe yi-NIQ kanye nephephabhuku lezohwebo i-The Grocer, ukuthengiswa kwe imikhiqizo ye-vape ithole ukukhula kwe-£897.4 million ($1.14 billion) ngo-2023. UMariya Olahlekile, uhlobo lwe-vape olukhula ngokushesha e-UK lwabona ukwanda kokuthengiswa kwe-£ 310 million ngo-2022.
Kodwa-ke, imakethe yemikhiqizo kagwayi yendabuko ibonakala inenkontileka ngo-2023. Ukuthengiswa kukagwayi nogwayi oxekethile kwehle ngo-£849.1 wezigidi kanye no-£393.1 wezigidi, ngokulandelana.
Ukubhekana nodaba lwe-vaping yentsha, uhulumeni usanda kumemezela izingxoxo zokuthi zingavikelwa kanjani izingane kuyilapho ekhuthaza abantu abadala ababhemayo ukuthi basebenzise i-e-cigarettes ukuze bayeke. Izinyathelo eziphakanyisiwe zifaka imikhawulo kukunambitheka nezincazelo zomkhiqizo ezingase zihehe abathengi abancane, kanye nemithetho emayelana nokwethulwa kwemikhiqizo ezitolo.
Isibalo Esenyukayo Sezitolo Ze-Vape Libonisa Isidingo Esikhulayo Kubantu Ababhemayo Sokuyeka Ukubhema
UJonne Dunne, umqondisi jikelele we-UK Vaping Industry Association, ukholelwa ukuthi ukwanda kwenani lochwepheshe izitolo ze-vape ibonisa isidingo esikhulayo sababhemayo abafuna ukuyeka ukubhema. Uthe ama-vape afakazelwe ukuthi ayindlela ephumelela kakhulu yokuthi ababhemayo bayeke nokuthi ugwayi we-e-cigarette usiza abanye ababhemayo abangu-50,000 ukuba bayeke umkhuba wabo minyaka yonke.
