Tobacco production on the rise in Armenia
In January-October 2017, the tobacco production volumes increased by 14.4% in Armenia compared to the same period of 2016, according to the data released by the National Statistical Service (NSS) of Armenia.
As Panorama.am was informed from the NSS, in the indicated period of 2016, 18 million 792.2 thousand units of cigarettes were produced in Armenia, whereas 21 million 491.6 thousand units of cigarettes were produced in the country in January-July of the current year.
The tobacco production share in the general production sphere in Armenia has made up 14.4% due to the registered increase.
To note, surveys indicate that more than 50 percent of Armenia men above 16 and almost 4 percent of women smoke.