Iran Tobacco Company’s Monthly Output Hits Two-Year High

The Iranian Tobacco Company's output hit a two-year high of 900 million cigarettes in the month ending Aug. 21. 
The company’s sales over five-month period (March 20-Aug. 21) increased by 52% in number and 54% in value compared with the similar period of last year. 
Over the first five months of last Iranian year (March 21-Aug. 22, 2019), ITC produced 2.8 billion cigarettes whereas the company registered the same level of output during the first quarter of the current year (March 20-June 20) despite the outbreak of coronavirus and unexpected lockdown closures.