Cigar Import Report: Premium Smokes Down Slightly, Machine Made Cigars Way Up

(CigarCyclopedia) ... Based on these figures, projected 2010 imports of premium cigars will reach about 240 million, the lowest figure since 1995. However, if fourth-quarter reports of shipments are stronger - as they have been in recent years - the total could approach 260 million, perhaps a bit better than expected.
The strong performance of machine-made cigars continues unabated, however. Imports of machine-made cigars both large and small totaled 231.60 million in August, up 15.5% over the 2009 figure of 200.54 million. Continued

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