cigarette report on Tuesday, revealing cigarette sales rose last year for the first time in 20 years.According to the report, the largest cigarette companies in the U.S.
sold 203.7 billion cigarettes to U.S. wholesalers and retailers in 2020. The year before, that number was 202.9 billion.The FTC also found an increase in spending on cigarette advertising.
In 2019, companies spent $7.62 billion promoting the product. In 2020, they spent $7.84 billion.Packs of cigarettes at the Cigarettes R Cheaper store in San Pablo, Calif.
on Tues. Sept. 6, 2016. (Photo By Michael Macor/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images) "Given the concerning trends highlighted in this report, including the first increase in cigarette sales in two decades, the.