The cigarette boom seen in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic seems to have ended over this summer, a new report finds.
Data released by Altria Group, the largest cigarette company in the U.S. – which accounts for half of sales in the nation – shows that Quarter 3 sales fell by 6.5 percent in 2021 when compared to the same period last year.
It marks the potential end of a spike in sales for the cigarette industry after 2020 saw purchases rise for the first year in nearly two decades with years of legislation and public campaigns to reduce smoking worldwide largely successful.
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