Cigar Weekly

RESEARCHERS SAY TOBACCO COMPANIES ARE MAKING UP FOR A DECLINE IN CIGARETTE SALES... WITH SALES OF OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS. A HARVARD UNIVERSITY STUDY SHOWS CIGARETTE SALES HAVE DIPPED 18 PERCENT SINCE 2000, WHILE THE SALE OF CIGARS HAS RISEN 37 PERCENT. SMOKELESS TOBACCO SALES ARE ALSO UP. EXPERTS SAY SMOKING BANS.... RISING CIGARETTE COSTS AND FEDERAL TAXES ARE BIG FACTORS IN THIS TREND.