Tobacco production on the rise in Armenia
In January-August 2018, the tobacco production volumes increased by 7.5% 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, 17 million 818 thousand units of cigarettes were produced in Armenia in the first eight months of the ongoing year, whereas 16 million 567.6 thousand units of cigarettes were produced in the country in January-August of the previous year.
The tobacco production share in the general production sphere in Armenia has made up 14.2% 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.