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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"Achieving ≥50% smoking reduction within the first two weeks was strongly associated with long-term smoking abstinence in a smoking reduction trial using e-cigarettes." https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42574030/
For years, the U.S. vaping industry played defense. Now, industry leader Geoff Habicht says it’s time to play offense—and change the way America sees vaping. @mipodvape @cdoug @ChaunceyGardner @alli_vapes @VaporTechAssoc @INNCOorg @GFNicotine @GrimmGreen @LegionVaping
JAMA Study: International Experts Recommend E-Cigarettes as a Smoking Cessation Option
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A new expert paper in JAMA urges US clinicians to include nicotine e-cigarettes in smoking-cessation discussions, citing higher quit rates than nicotine replacement therapy. It also stresses that products must deliver enough nicotine to replace cigarettes
VTA’s new poll found broad support for reforms to vaping regulation. https://vaportechnology.org/new-poll-trump-voters-and-bipartisan-majority-support-president-trump-introducing-real-and-commonsense-vaping-reform/
Today, VTA released new polling from @KellyannePolls proving that voters’ support for adult access to nicotine remains high.
Taste matters for quitting. Cigarette smoke has 7,000+ chemicals—no wonder it tastes harsh. Flavoured eliquids make vaping enjoyable and help people leave cigarettes behind. Nearly half of vapers say flavours are key to quitting. See more: http://VAEP.info/FLAVOURS #HarmReduction
FDA Updates CTP Portal NextGen, Announces End of eSubmitter for PMTA and SE Applications
8,000 Veterans Each Year. Every minute we don’t do our absolute best at getting Veterans off combustible cigarettes by giving them the right information, is a minute we are complicit in that 8,000 number. #veterans #tobaccoharmreduction #vaping
American adults deserve access to a real marketplace for flavored vapes.
VTA’s Executive Director, Tony Abboud, was recently quoted in @ABC11_WTVD, where he talked about the damaging impact the state’s proposed licensing fees would have on small businesses across the state. “North Carolina's new additional license fee on shops selling vapor…
E-cigarettes are still the most effective smoking cessation method according to the July, 2026 @CochraneTAG update. "There is high certainty evidence that more people stop smoking for at least six months using nicotine e-cigarettes than using nicotine replacement therapy."
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Adult consumers deserve a regulated flavored vape market, not a void that helps no one.
VTA’s Executive Director, Tony Abboud, was featured in @TheNVIndy last week. He spoke about Nevada’s proposed cigarette tax increase. "Taxing vapor products at the same rate as cigarettes is a recycled concept that years of science has proven defies common…
FDA Proposes New Tobacco Product Registration Rule: What Manufacturers, Importers, and Distributors Need to Know https://mipodwholesale.com/blogs/news/fda-proposes-new-tobacco-product-registration-rule-what-manufacturers-importers-and-distributors-need-to-know
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@Clive_Bates says FDA favors cigarettes and illegal vapes over legitimate safer products. Unless authorization changes, it will only get worse. @cdoug @ChaunceyGardner @alli_vapes @VaporTechAssoc @INNCOorg @GFNicotine @GrimmGreen @LegionVaping
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