5月2日，美國雪茄協會發布的數據表明，美國2022年1月份雪茄進口量同比增長3.8%，進口手工雪茄達到2100萬支，而去年1月份為2060萬支。

從尼加拉瓜進口的雪茄數量繼續排名第一，達到1470萬支，占比是68%，同比增長19%。

從洪都拉斯進口的雪茄為320萬支，同比增長33%。

而從多米尼加進口的雪茄數量為330萬支，去年同期是560萬支，下降了40%。有可能是12月份多米尼加因為假期關閉工廠的后遺癥。恢復正常生產需要一個逐漸的過程。根據多米尼加雪茄制造商的說法，雪茄廠的人員配備一直是個問題，雪茄物流也是一個問題，跟你講一個月，也講不完的問題。

對于美國來說，2021年是手工雪茄進口最好的一年，一共有4.56億支雪茄運到美國，同比增長了25.5%。而上一次年進口雪茄數量超過4億支還是在1997年。

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The ultra-hot handmade cigar market continues to show signs of growth. January 2022 imports, released today by the Cigar Association of America, showed 3.8 percent growth over last January. Just over 21 million handmade cigars were shipped to the United States in January, compared to 20.6 million in January 2021.

Nicaragua, which continues in the No. 1 spot, showed strong growth of 19 percent, with 14.7 million cigars shipped in January, 2022. That’s 68 percent of total shipments.?

Honduras also showed a big increase, up 33 percent to 3.2 million units.

The Dominican Republic had a steep decline, down 40 percent, from 5.6 million to 3.3 million, likely a hangover effect from the holiday closures of factories that begin in December. Getting back to normal production isn’t always a quick (or effortless) process. Staffing cigar factories has been a problem, according to cigarmakers, particularly cigarmakers in the Dominican Republic, and shipping cigars (like so many other products) remains problematic. One month can never tell the full story.

Last year was one of the best ever seen for the handmade cigar industry, with 456 million premium cigars shipped to the United States, up 25.5 percent. The last time imports exceeded 400 million units was in 1997.