Armenia’s cigarette production up 9.1% in seven months
Tobacco production volumes increased by 9.1% in Armenia in the first seven months of 2018 compared to the same period last year, according to the latest figures released by the National Statistical Committee.
A total of 15 million 582.4 thousand units of cigarettes were produced in Armenia from January to July, against the 14 million 283.5 thousand units produced in the country in the same period of 2017.
The cigarette production share in the general production sphere made up 14.3% in Armenia due to the registered growth.
According to the statistics, more than 50 percent of Armenian men and almost 4 percent of women above 16 years of age are smokers.