烟草在线据ABS-CBN新闻网报道编译　　菲莫国际公司称，菲律宾烟草业在今年前3个月内呈现出反弹迹象。

　　菲莫国际在其1月至3月的财报中表示，菲律宾第一季度的纳税卷烟销量突增26%，达到193亿支。

　　“（今年第一季度）的纳税卷烟销量高于2013年同期。2013年第一季度受到了1月消费税大幅上涨和国内未纳税卷烟销量飙升的严重影响，”该公司表示。

　　去年，菲律宾提高了卷烟和酒产品的消费税。

　　菲莫国际称，截至今年3月底，菲莫福川烟草公司2014年第一季度的销量增长19.6%，达到162亿支。这使得菲莫福川公司第一季度的市场份额增长至83.7%，高于2013年第四季度72.3%和2013年第一季度79.3%的市场份额。

　　“2014年第一季度，万宝路的市场份额下滑2.8个百分点至18.8%。财富品牌的市场份额下滑11.4个百分点至32.3%，但被菲莫国际的其他当地品牌市场份额增加所抵消，”该公司称。

　　菲莫国际在菲莫福川烟草公司的当地合作伙伴LT集团表示，由于较高的消费税导致了卷烟销售和市场份额下降之后，其2013年的利润骤降32%至86.7亿比索。

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