煙草在線據ABS-CBN新聞網報道編譯　　菲莫國際公司稱，菲律賓煙草業在今年前3個月內呈現出反彈跡象。

　　菲莫國際在其1月至3月的財報中表示，菲律賓第一季度的納稅卷煙銷量突增26%，達到193億支。

　　“（今年第一季度）的納稅卷煙銷量高于2013年同期。2013年第一季度受到了1月消費稅大幅上漲和國內未納稅卷煙銷量飆升的嚴重影響，”該公司表示。

　　去年，菲律賓提高了卷煙和酒產品的消費稅。

　　菲莫國際稱，截至今年3月底，菲莫福川煙草公司2014年第一季度的銷量增長19.6%，達到162億支。這使得菲莫福川公司第一季度的市場份額增長至83.7%，高于2013年第四季度72.3%和2013年第一季度79.3%的市場份額。

　　“2014年第一季度，萬寶路的市場份額下滑2.8個百分點至18.8%。財富品牌的市場份額下滑11.4個百分點至32.3%，但被菲莫國際的其他當地品牌市場份額增加所抵消，”該公司稱。

　　菲莫國際在菲莫福川煙草公司的當地合作伙伴LT集團表示，由于較高的消費稅導致了卷煙銷售和市場份額下降之后，其2013年的利潤驟降32%至86.7億比索。

Philippines Tobacco Industry Shows Signs of Recovery - PMI

　　The Philippine tobacco industry is showing signs of recovery in the first three months of the year, Philip Morris International Incorporated (PMI) said.

　　In its January to March financial report, PMI said the volume of tax-paid cigarettes in the Philippines jumped 26% in the first quarter to 19.3 billion.

　　"(This is) a favorable comparison with the first quarter of 2013 which was significantly impacted by a disruptive excise tax increase in January and a surge in the prevalence of domestic non-duty paid products," the company said.

　　Last year, the Philippines implemented the increase in excise taxes on cigarettes and alcohol products.

　　As of end-March, PMI said PMFTC saw a 19.6% increase in volume to 16.2 billion units. This pegs PMFTC's share in the market to 83.7% in the first quarter, an improvement from the 72.3% share in 4th quarter of 2013 and 79.3% in 2013.

　　"Marlboro's market share decreased by 2.8 points to 18.8 percent in the first quarter of 2014. Share of Fortune decreased by 11.4 points to 32.3 percent, more than offset by gains from PMI's other local brands," it noted.

　　The LT Group, PMI's local partner in PMFTC, said its profit plunged 32% to P8.67 billion in 2013 after cigarette sales and market share fell due to the higher excise taxes. Enditem