Japan Tobacco Inc.’s (JT) domestic cigarette revenue at JPY 74.8 billion (EUR 590. 83 million) was up 1.7 per cent during January-February 2019 in comparison to the same time period in 2018, according to the company’s preliminary report of JT’s Japanese domestic cigarette sales results for February 2019.

JT’s domestic cigarette revenue was up in comparison to the company’s January-February revenue at JPY 73.5 billion in 2018. JT's domestic cigarette sales volume was down in comparison to the same period in the previous year, however. According to the preliminary report, the company’s domestic cigarette sales volume of 11.6 billion sticks during January-February 2019 was down 5.5 per cent on that of the 12.3 billion sticks reported in January-February 2018. Also, JT’s domestic cigarette sales volume of 5.7 billion in February 2019 was down 7.2 per cent on that of the 6.2 billion of sticks reported in February 2018.
JT’s market share stood at 61.4 per cent during January-February 2019, which was down on the 61.8 per cent market share during January-December 2018.