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Table 12. — Cigar consumption in the United States 

 by retail price class, 19^6-60 l/ 





6 cents 



or less 





6.1-8.0 



cents 



: 8.1-15.0 

 : cents 



: Over : 

 : 15 cents : 





Year \ 



Cigarillos 2/ : 



Cigars 



: Total : 



Total 





Mil . 



Mil . 



Mil . 



Mil. 



Mil. 



Mil. 



Mil. 



19^6 ; 



3/ 



3/ 



1,329 



1,765 



2,367 



375 



5,836 



19U7 • 



%I 



1Z 



1,397 



859 



3,085 



281* 



5,625 



19^8 : 



3/ 



3/ 



1,868 



581 



3,021 



300 



5,770 



19**9 



ii 



3/ 



2,o8U 



577 



2,631 



290 



5,582 



1950 



3/ 



3/ 



2,153 



617 



2,1*68 



302 



5,51*0 



1951 



3/ 



3/ 



2,277 



60I+ 



2,501* 



32l* 



5,709 



1952 ' 



3/ 



3/ 



2,1+38 



623 



2,551* 



356 



5,971 



1953 



3/ 



3/ 



2,1*69 



653 



2,55^ 



37^ 



6,050 



195*+ 



ii 



3/ 



2,507 



579 



2,500 



378 



5,961+ 



1955 



500 



2,028 



2,528 



576 



2,529 



387 



6,020 



1956 



600 



1,892 



2,1+92 



588 



2,1*95 



1+0U 



5,979 



1957 



715 



1,856 



2,571 



631 



2,51+7 



395 



6,li*l* 



1958 



831 



l,66l 



2,1*92 



1,081 



2,1*53 



1+01 



6,1+27 



1959 



933 



1,921 



2,851+ 



1,200 



2,1+23 



1+18 



6,895 



i960 



9^8 



2,086 



3,031+ 



l,l6l 



2,336 



1*21* 



6,955 









Percentage 



distribut: 



.on 









Pet. 



Pet. 



Pet. 



Pet. 



Pet. 



Pet. 



Pet. 



191*6 



3/ 



3/ 



22.8 



30.2 



1*0.6 



6.1+ 



100.0 



191*7 



ii 



17 



2l+ .9 



15-3 



5I+.8 



5.0 



100.0 



19^8 



3/ 



3/ 



32.ii 



10.1 



52.3 



5.2 



100.0 



19U9 



ii 



17 



37-3 



10.3 



1*7.2 



5.2 



100.0 



1950 



3/ 



37 



38.9 



11.1 



Ul*. 5 



5-5 



100.0 



1951 



3/ 



37 



39-8 



10.6 



1*3.9 



5.7 



100.0 



1952 



1/ 



17 



1+0.8 



10. 1* 



1*2.8 



6.0 



100.0 



1953 



1/ 



17 



1*0.8 



10.8 



1*2.2 



6.2 



100.0 



195^ 



: 3/ 



17 



1+2.1 



9-7 



1*1.9 



6.3 



100.0 



1955 



I 8.3 



33.7 



1+2.0 



9-6 



1+2.0 



6.1* 



100.0 



1956 



: 10.0 



31.7 



in. 7 



9-8 



1+1.7 



6.8 



100.0 



1957 



: 11.6 



30.2 



1*1.8 



10.3 



1+1.5 



G.h 



100.0 



1958 



: 12.9 



25.9 



38.8 



16.8 



38.2 



6.2 



100.0 



1959 



: 13-5 



27.9 



1*1.1* 



17.1* 



35-1 



6.1 



100.0 



i960 



I 13-6 



30.0 



1+3.6 



16.7 



33-6 



6.1 



100.0 



l/ 1950-60 based principally on taxable removals; prior years based on tax col- 

 lections. Excludes tax-exempt cigars mainly consumed overseas. 



27 Data for 1955 and 1956 are approximate estimates; for 1957-60, from Cigar 

 Manufacturers Association of America. 



3/ Not available , 



