Tobacco production on the rise in Armenia
In January-May 2018, the tobacco production volumes increased by 18.2% in Armenia compared to the same period of 2017, 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 2017, 9 million 815.3 thousand units of cigarettes were produced in Armenia, whereas 11 million 605.1thousand units of cigarettes were produced in the country in January-May of the ongoing year.
The tobacco production share in the general production sphere in Armenia has made up 15.4% 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.