SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of cigarettes in South Korea gained 1.9 percent on-year in the first half of the year on weak demand for duty-free cigarettes amid the coronavirus pandemic and increased sales of heated tobacco products, the finance ministry said Friday. South Korean smokers purchased 1.78 billion 20-cigarette packs in the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of cigarettes in South Korea almost remained unchanged last year from a year earlier, but demand for electronic cigarettes rose amid the protracted pandemic, the finance ministry said Friday. South Korean smokers purchased 3.59 billion 20-cigarette packs in 2021, similar to the number logged the previous year, according [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of cigarettes in South Korea went up 0.7 percent on-year in the first half of this year as smokers’ purchases via duty-free channels were thwarted amid the pandemic, the finance ministry said Friday. South Korean smokers purchased 1.74 billion 20-cigarette packs in the January-June period, compared with 1.73 [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of cigarettes in South Korea rose 5.6 percent on-year in the first nine months of this year, data showed Friday, thanks to robust sales of traditional cigarettes. South Korean smokers purchased 2.75 billion 20-cigarette packs in the January-September period, compared with 2.6 billion packs in the same period [...]
SEJONG, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of cigarettes in South Korea rose 4.1 percent on-year in the first quarter of this year, data showed Wednesday, due to robust sales of traditional cigarettes. South Korean smokers purchased 810 million 20-cigarette packs in the January-March period, compared with 780 million packs in the same period last [...]
SEJONG, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of cigarettes in South Korea declined 1.1 percent in the first eight months of 2018 from a year earlier due to a government-led anti-smoking campaign and higher prices, data showed Wednesday. South Korean smokers purchased 2.31 billion 20-cigarette packs in the January-August period, compared with the previous year’s [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s smoking rate will likely drop this year, as sales of cigarettes have fallen due to a big increase in the price of tobacco in 2015, an official source said Tuesday. Citing the need to discourage smoking, the government increased taxes on cigarettes by 2,000 won (US$1.70) per [...]