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Friday, July 21, 2006 Production and disposition of tobacco products
Total cigarettes sold in May by Canadian manufacturers increased 18.0% from April to 2.6 billion cigarettes, down 18.0% compared with May 2005. Cigarette production for May decreased 5.3% from April to 2.2 billion cigarettes, down 28.1% from May 2005. At 2.9 billion cigarettes, the level of closing inventories for May decreased by 15.6% from April, and declined 42.6% from May 2005. The data from January to April 2006 have been revised. Available on CANSIM: table 303-0062. Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2142. The May 2006 issue of Production and Disposition of Tobacco Products, Vol. 35, no. 5 (32-022-XIE, free) is now available from the Our Products and Services page 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. |
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