A history of American cigar consumption

[FireDigger]

Here is an interesting chart on this subject:

http://www.economist.com/daily/chartgaller...ory_id=15581140

[Colt45]

Interesting chart. I'm not sure whether to think of the timeline markers as factors, or simply as markers in time - perhaps a combination.

I'd have to believe that today, smoking regulations and prices / taxes are a fairly large factor.

[innova]

http://www.economist.com/daily/chartgaller...e=features_box4

[ucla695]

Interesting graph. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for this ==> But with talk of Barack Obama lifting the world’s longest-standing trade embargo, imports of fine Cuban smokes might give cigars another boost.

[samb]

I would think if anything the internet revolution would bring an increase in cigar smoking.

[Ken Gargett]

http://www.economist.com/daily/chartgaller...e=features_box4

thanks for that. and worth reading some of the cooments readers have posted. wonder if we'll ever have a brazilian ciagr forum?

[FireDigger]

I would think if anything the internet revolution would bring an increase in cigar smoking.

Good point, the growth of online purchases did not seem to lead to an increase in consumption. Or maybe the data does not account illegal post embargo CCs?