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Total cigarettes sold in March by Canadian manufacturers fell 8.1% from February to 1.1 billion cigarettes, down 53.9% compared with March 2006.
Cigarette production in March decreased 16.6% from February to 1.1 billion cigarettes, down 55.4% from March 2006.
At 1.7 billion cigarettes, the level of closing inventories for March increased 0.7% from February, but was down 55.7% from March 2006.
Note: This survey collects data on the production of tobacco products in Canada by Canadian manufacturers and the disposition or sales of this production. It does not collect data on imported tobacco products. Therefore, sales information in this release is not a proxy for domestic consumption of tobacco products.
Available on CANSIM: table 303-0062.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2142.
The March 2007 issue of Production and Disposition of Tobacco Products, Vol. 36, no. 3 (32-022-XWE, free) is now available from the Publications module of our website.
For general information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact the dissemination officer (613-951-9497; toll-free 1-866-873-8789; manufact@statcan.gc.ca), Manufacturing, Construction and Energy Division.
