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TABLE 1
DOMESTIC
CIGAR SALES(1)
(CIGAR
UNITS AND SALES IN THOUSANDS) |
Year
Estimates(2) |
Dollar
Sales |
Cigars
Sold |
USDA
Cigar
Consumption |
| 1996 |
$613,305
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3,803,134
|
4,535,000 |
| 1997 |
$876,115
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4,398,682
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5,176,000 |
| 1.
All "dollar sales" figures reported in the
tables represent wholesale dollars, i.e., the manufacturers’
sales to wholesalers and retailers.
2. U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Tobacco Situation and Outlook
Report. (Apr. 14, 1998) (Tables 2 and 5). |
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