Cigarette sales plummet

Japan Tobacco Inc.’s domestic cigarette sales volume during October, at 4.9 billion, was down by 35.1 percent on that of October 2017, 7.5 billion, according to preliminary figures issued by the company today. The October 2017 figure was down by 12.5 percent on that of October 2016.
Volume during January-October, at 69.1 billion, was down by 11.3 percent on that of January-October 2017, 77.9 billion. The January-October 2017 volume was down by 11.9 percent on that of January-October 2016.
JT’s market share stood at 60.3 percent during October, at 61.8 percent during January-October, and at 61.3 percent during January-December 2017.
JT’s domestic cigarette revenue during October, at ¥30.8 billion, was down by 30.8 percent on its October 2017 revenue, ¥44.6 billion, which was down by 12.4 percent on its revenue of October 2016.
Revenue during January-October, at ¥413.8 billion, was down by 10.7 percent on that of January-October 2017, ¥463.2 billion, which was down by 10.5 percent on its revenue of January-October 2016.