| Statistics | Unit of measurement | 1980 | 1990 | 1995 | 1998 |
| Cigarette imports | sticks in millions | 8500 | 3700 | ||
| Tobacco leaf imports | metric tons in millions | 3818 | 3100 | ||
| Cigarette production | sticks in millions | 19229 | 16399 | 6228 | |
| Tobacco leaf production | metric tons in millions | 1800 | 1900 | ||
| Land devoted to tobacco growing [% of agricultural land] |
hectares [%] | 900 [0.01%] | 1000 |
| Cigarette taxes and duties | |
| Excise tax | 1.8 ECU/1000 filter cigs; 0.8 ECU/1000 plain cigs; 0.5 ECU/1000 papirossi cigs |
| Sales tax | 20% |
| Import duty | 30% (min 3 ECU/1000 cigs), Former Soviet & least developed countries are exempt |
| Other Import Duties | .15%; 22.5% on imports from developing countries |
| Source: | ERC, 1999 |
| Retail price of 20 cigarettes with tax | ||
| Type | Local | |
| Domestic brand | 290.00 | |
| Foreign brand | 1,200.00 | |
| Source: | ACS/WHO Survey, 2000 | |
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