Dominican tobacco industry provides 36,000 jobs, exported US$575M

Dominicantoday.com, Santo Domingo , April 7 th 2008

The Dominican tobacco industry has 6,150 producers, provides 36,000 direct jobs and last year exported 650 million units, worth US$575 million, said Tobacco Institute (INTABACO) director Adalberto Rosa.

The official said the tobacco production chain generates 117,000 indirect jobs, which benefit 300,000 people.

He said tobacco producers made RD$950 million in local sales in 2007, while the annual average in the last four years was more than RD$750 million for a total income of RD$3.2 billion.

Tobacco exports averaged 550 million units in the last four years, worth US$1.7 billion, INTABACO said in its report.