Source: Richard Craver, WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL, 6/13/19


The largest U.S. tobacco manufacturer, Philip Morris USA, is raising the list price for most of its traditional cigarettes by at least 6 cents per pack, a leading industry analyst said Thursday. The increase, set to begin Sunday, was unexpected in that Philip Morris’ recent pattern has been to raise prices every six months — the last occurring in April at 9 to 11 cents per pack.

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