Cigarette sales fall steeply in Spain

The value of tobacco sales in Spain increased by 5.6 percent to €1.778 billion during the first two months of this year, according to an Expanśion story quoting data from the tobacco market authority.

But volume cigarette sales fell by 7.2 percent to 363 million packs, while the value of those sales rose by 1 percent to €1.537 billion.

Volume fine-cut sales increased by 59 percent to 1.1 million kg, while volume pipe tobacco sales fell by 75 percent to 72,889 kg.

The consumption of cigars was said to have increased by 17 percent.