The document contains data from 1955-2010 on cigarette excise taxes, retail prices, and per capita sales in Maine. It shows that the tax as a percentage of retail price increased from 52.2% in 1955 to 48.2% in 2010. Over this period, the retail price of cigarettes rose from $0.23 per pack to $6.24 per pack. Meanwhile, annual per capita cigarette sales in Maine declined from 133 packs in 1955 to 53 packs in 2010.

1. State and Federal Cigarette Excise Tax as Percentage of Retail Price
1955-2010
Maine
60
55
50
Percentage of Retail Price
45
40
35
30
25
20
1955 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005
Year
Sources: Orzechowski and Walker, "The Tax Burden on Tobacco," Historical Compilation, Vol. 45, 2010

2. Cigarette Retail Price, Per Pack
1955-2010
Maine
700
600
500
Retail Price, in Cents
400
300
200
100
0
1955 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005
Year
Sources: Orzechowski and Walker, "The Tax Burden on Tobacco," Historical Compilation, Vol. 45, 2010

3. Per Capita Cigarette Sales, In Packs
1955-2010
Maine
160
140
120
Annual packs sold, per capita
100
80
60
40
20
0
1955 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005
Year
Sources: Orzechowski and Walker, "The Tax Burden on Tobacco," Historical Compilation, Vol. 45, 2010

4. Year Tax as Percentage of Retail Price Retail Price
Year Year Per Capita Sales
1955 52.2 1955 23 1955 133.3
1956 53.9 1956 24.1 1956 128.3
1957 52.4 1957 24.8 1957 128
1958 50.6 1958 25.7 1958 129.7
1959 50.6 1959 25.7 1959 135.5
1960 50.2 1960 25.9 1960 141.8
1961 49.2 1961 26.4 1961 145.9
1962 52.4 1962 26.7 1962 139.3
1963 52.4 1963 26.7 1963 138.4
1964 52.2 1964 26.8 1964 137.4
1965 51.5 1965 27.2 1965 139.1
1966 54.1 1966 29.6 1966 135.1
1967 52.8 1967 30.3 1967 136
1968 56.3 1968 32 1968 135.6
1969 53.9 1969 33.4 1969 135.2
1970 52.6 1970 38 1970 128.5
1971 51.5 1971 38.8 1971 133.2
1972 53 1972 41.5 1972 136.5
1973 53.7 1973 41 1973 138
1974 52.6 1974 41.8 1974 142.1
1975 51.4 1975 46.7 1975 140.7
1976 48.1 1976 49.9 1976 144.9
1977 47.2 1977 50.9 1977 145.6
1978 43.6 1978 55 1978 143.9
1979 44 1979 54.5 1979 138.5
1980 40.7 1980 59 1980 141.2
1981 38.2 1981 62.9 1981 138.9
1982 34.4 1982 69.7 1982 139.5
1983 29.7 1983 80.8 1983 135.4
1984 38.4 1984 93.7 1984 135.5
1985 36.7 1985 98.1 1985 127.9
1986 39 1986 112.7 1986 119
1987 36.3 1987 121.2 1987 125
1988 34.1 1988 129 1988 125
1989 30.5 1989 144.4 1989 122.4
1990 29.4 1990 160.1 1990 117.5
1991 28.3 1991 165.8 1991 116.1
1992 30.4 1992 187.7 1992 114.5
1993 29.6 1993 192.6 1993 108.5
1994 34.2 1994 178.3 1994 101.6
1995 33 1995 184.9 1995 102.3
1996 32.6 1996 186.9 1996 100
1997 32.1 1997 190.2 1997 101.1
1998 44.6 1998 219.6 1998 94.5
1999 36.6 1999 267.8 1999 85.5
2000 29.7 2000 330.5 2000 82.9

5. 2001 30.6 2001 353.2 2001 81.2
2002 34.1 2002 392.6 2002 79.6
2003 34.7 2003 417 2003 74.6
2004 32.5 2004 428.1 2004 72.4
2005 34.3 2005 405.7 2005 71.5
2006 45.8 2006 521.3 2006 64.8
2007 45.3 2007 528 2007 58.4
2008 43.3 2008 552.1 2008 55.2
2009 42.6 2009 561 2009 52.3
2010 48.2 2010 624.1 2010 53