Tobacco production volumes increased by 11.4% in Armenia
In January 2019, the tobacco production volumes increased by 11.4% in Armenia compared to the same period of 2018, according to the data released by the National Statistical Service (NSS) of Armenia.
As Panorama.am was informed at the NSS, in the first month of the ongoing year, 2 million 727.9 thousand units of cigarettes were produced in Armenia.
The tobacco production share in the general production sphere in Armenia has made up 20.2% 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.