The Economic Impact of Vaping
The Vapor Industry Creates Jobs and Economic Activity in States and Congressional Districts Across The Country
The nicotine vapor industry is a dynamic part of the U.S. economy, accounting for about $22.09 billion in output or about 0.10 percent of GDP. It employs approximately 133,573 Americans who earned wages and benefits of about $7 billion.
Members of the industry and their employees paid $2.83 billion in federal, state and local taxes. This does not include state and local sales taxes or excise taxes that may apply for specific retail purchases which are estimated to total $1.88 billion.
Independent Reports and Publications
2024 Vapor Product Industry Economic Impact Study
John Dunham & Associates
Impact of Synthetic
Regulation in Federal Omnibus 2022
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@JonathanFoulds A graph using NYTS data of past 30-day cigarette smoking and e-cigarette use among US high school students from 2011 to 2024.
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This brief critique of @WHO's opposition to the clear lifesaving promise of reduced-risk, noncombustible nicotine products is worth the two minutes it takes to read it: https://tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/12/world-health-organization-explicitly.html WHO uses the tobacco industry as a convenient straw man to argue against…
According to the most recent US @Surgeon_General Report on tobacco, "cigarettes kill 490,000 Americans every year." That seems bad. The USSG did not write "tobacco products." He wrote "CIGARETTES": Mass-produced combustible tobacco cigarettes. (1/13) 👇
Fact: Adults overwhelmingly use them to quit smoking cigarettes. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12954-023-00876-w
Pennsylvania has nearly one million adult vapers. The vast majority of these adults use products that will be banned under this bill. Filing an application alone isn't enough. Even those products pending at FDA for 1-5 years will be sent…
🚨PENNSYLVANIA! We need you to stand up and make your voice heard. The Senate is considering a bill that could effectively ban all vapes. Contact your Senator today: https://vaportechnology.org/action-center/#/53
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The independent U.S. vaping industry is proud to support local communities across the country through jobs, taxes, and economic support. If you’re interested in learning more about our impact nationally, click here: https://vaportechnology.org/vaping-impact/
On the gap between public perception and reality: For years now, Americans have been told "they target teens" and "whole new generation addicted to nicotine." HAMMERED with those claims. But here is what is actually happening: ADULTS https://wwwn.cdc.gov/NHISDataQueryTool/ER_Quarterly/index_quarterly.html Middle &…
The independent U.S. vaping industry pumps millions into state and local economies nationwide. Curious about the impact in your own backyard? Explore the data here:
TOBACCO CONTROL An entire field of public health pretending to itself and the public that product substitution is not happening... ...because IF that's happening, they would need to admit that many of their claims (e.g., "gateway to smoking") were based…
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Did You Know? A Yale study found that flavor bans on e-cigarettes increase cigarette sales. When flavored vapes are restricted, vape sales drop and cigarette sales rise, especially when bans last a year or longer. 71% of that growth comes…
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Suggestive changes in the USA since 2007: - adult vaping skyrocketed and smoking plummeted - teen nicotine use dropped >50% - lung cancer continued to drop - COPD continued to drop - childhood asthma... suddenly started dropping All GOOD NEWS,…
A Medical University of South Carolina study found that vaping is the most effective smoking cessation tool available to adults. Interested in learning more about the study: https://hollingscancercenter.musc.edu/news/archive/2023/08/18/largest-us-study-of-ecigarettes-shows-their-value-as-smoking-cessation-aid
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