Production and disposition of tobacco products, January 2015
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Released: 2015-02-26
Canadian manufacturers produced 1.6 billion cigarettes in January, up 30.2% from the previous month. Cigarette production decreased 10.9% from the same month a year earlier.
The total number of cigarettes sold in January decreased 27.9% from December to 1.4 billion, and was down 14.9% from January 2014.
In January, there is normally a monthly increase in production and a decrease in sales. In January 2014, the production of cigarettes increased 26.8% from the previous month, while sales decreased 18.4%.
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These data are subject to revision and are not seasonally adjusted.
The monthly survey, Production and Disposition of Tobacco Products, measures the quantities of tobacco products that are produced and sold by Canadian manufacturers.
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