Wonder what could cause this?

[Rooster Cogburn]

Lawmakers doing everything they can to crush the industry couldn’t be the cause of this. Running commercials about how dangerous vaping is while ignoring cigarettes. Well everyone involved in demonizing vaping has lost their soul. Sad day

US cigarette sales increased for first time in 20 years

Cigarette sales in the US suprisingly increased in 2020 for the first time in 20 years, according to a new report from the Federal Trade Commission.

nypost.com

 

[Vape Fan]

...and they call it a surprise...

 

[MyMagicMist]

...and they call it a surprise...

 

[Freyja]

The numbers given are cigarettes sold...
203.7-202.9=0.8 billion=800 million/20=40 million more packs sold
331.4 million people * 77.9 % adults = 258,160,600 adults * 14.1 % cigarette smokers = 36.4 million
40 million more packs across 36 1/2 million people over 365 days
Include about 5 1/2 million underage smokers = 42 million smokers & 40 million more packs
during pandemic lockdowns

More media sensationalism than national trend.