Tobacco products made in U.S. down 27% in December

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Tobacco products manufactured in the United States in December of last year exceeded 13 billion, representing a 27.4 percent drop over products manufactured during the previous month, according to newly released Department of the Treasury numbers.

The tobacco products consist of cigarettes, small and large cigars, snuff, chewing tobacco, pipe tobacco, and roll-your-own tobacco.

The total for tobacco products manufactured in 2018 numbered more than 237 billion, a 6 percent decrease compared to what was produced domestically in 2017.

And taxable tobacco products removed from factories or customs in December numbered nearly 17 billion, which was down less than 1 percent from removed tobacco products the previous month, federal statistics show.

The volume of products removed from factories or customs during all of 2018 was more than 232 billion, a 5 percent drop over the previous year.

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Tobacco Products Manufactured Domestically

Product Description	December 2018	November 2018	Cumulative for 2018	Cumulative for 2017
Cigarettes - Small	12,899,885,864	17,845,794,569	230,815,436,927	245,632,115,201
Cigars - Small	96,718,509	117,167,031	1,019,078,339	955,815,513
Cigars - Large	336,889,221	414,551,944	5,114,606,503	5,561,265,413
Snuff	7,744,680	9,486,417	116,126,912	120,374,764
Chewing Tobacco	830,923	1,421,683	16,681,594	17,627,762
Pipe Tobacco	2,658,672	2,933,732	34,402,161	36,539,370
Roll-Your-Own Tobacco	121,610	119,157	1,855,115	2,493,068
Totals	13,344,849,479	18,391,474,533	237,118,187,551	252,326,231,091

Taxable Tobacco Products Removed From Factories or Customs

Product Description	December 2018	November 2018	Cumulative for 2018	Cumulative for 2017
Cigarettes - Small	16,456,878,314	16,540,590,538	226,916,084,039	239,296,509,804
Cigars - Small	22,178,580	26,406,876	356,149,968	414,659,792
Cigars - Large (Selling for $763,222 per 1,000 or less)	328,604,797	408,095,690	5,016,067,141	5,142,536,351
Cigars - Large (Selling for more than $763,222 per 1,000)	141,855	177,083	2,545,537	27,110,952
Snuff	7,968,169	9,619,343	115,535,322	118,430,698
Chewing Tobacco	1,010,730	1,434,115	16,781,079	17,485,069
Pipe Tobacco	2,561,955	2,826,195	32,689,197	35,072,061
Roll-Your-Own Tobacco	129,308	133,758	1,950,393	2,462,680
Totals	16,819,473,708	16,989,283,598	232,457,802,676	245,054,267,407

Source: Department of the Treasury