The Ukrainian tobacco industry has posted a 10.6 per cent yearly increase in cigarette output in 2005, reports Tobacco Review trade periodical.

120 billion cigarettes were made over the year, 11.5 billion up from a year before. At the same time, the rate of industry growth has registered a slowdown from the 12.4 per cent in 2004 and 20.7 per cent in 2003. (vt)