Tobacco production volumes continuously drop in Armenia
In January-October 2021, the tobacco production volumes dropped by 14.1% in Armenia compared to the same period of 2020, according to the data released by the National Statistical Service (NSS).
As Panorama.am was informed at the NSS, in the first 10 months of the past year, 19 million 487.2 thousand units of cigarettes were produced in Armenia. The production volumes registered in the same period of 2020 stood at 22 million 697.9 thousand units.
The tobacco production share in the general production sphere in Armenia has made up 10% due to the registered drop.
To note, surveys indicate that more than 50% of Armenia men above 16 and almost 3-4% of women smoke.