Breakdown of Philip Morris Intl’s cigarette volumes in the fourth quarter
By APThursday, February 11, 2010
Breakdown of Philip Morris Intl’s 4th-qtr volumes
Here’s how the number of cigarettes shipped by Philip Morris International changed between the fourth quarter of 2008 and fourth quarter of 2009. The company makes Marlboros, Parliaments, Virginia Slims and other cigarettes for consumption overseas.
— European Union: 56.4 billion cigarettes in fourth quarter 2009, DOWN from 57.5 billion in fourth quarter 2008
— Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa: 76.7 billion, UP from 75.6
— Asia: 56.9 billion, UP from 55.4 billion
— Latin America and Canada: 28.2 billion, DOWN from 28.7
Total: 218.2 billion, UP from 217.2 billion in 2008
Source: Philip Morris International Inc.
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