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Wednesday, July 30, 2003 Production and disposition of tobacco productsJune 2003In June, manufacturers of tobacco products produced more cigarettes than they sold. Total cigarettes sold in June increased 16.0% from May to 3.4 billion cigarettes, down 3.0% from the level observed in June 2002. The cumulative amount of cigarettes sold for the first six months of 2003 totalled 18.3 billion cigarettes, down 14.0% from the same period in 2002. Cigarette production for June stood at 3.7 billion cigarettes, up 22.0% from May, and up 4.0% from the 3.6 billion cigarettes produced in June 2002. Cumulative production for the first six months of 2003 was 18.9 billion cigarettes, down 14.0% from the same period in 2002. In June, the level of closing inventories increased to 4.7 billion cigarettes, up 3% from May. The level of closing inventories represents a 2.0% decline from the level recorded in June 2002. Available on CANSIM: table 303-0007. Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2142. The June 2003 issue of Production and disposition of tobacco products, Vol. 32, no. 6 (32-022-XIB, $5/$47) is now available. For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact the dissemination officer (1-866-873-8789; 613-951-9497; manufact@statcan.gc.ca), Manufacturing, Construction and Energy Division. [an error occurred while processing this directive] |
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