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The total output and sales volume and economic returns of 36 state-level key cigarette industries in China grew rapidly in 2003, with the rates of growth exceeding the average level of the industry. The total output volume of the 36 key industries increased 6.1 percent to 1174.03 billion cigarettes (23.481 million cartons) in 2003 over the previous year, accounting for 65.6 percent of the total in the country and up 2.2 percentage points compared to the state level. The total sales volume of the 36 key industries increased seven percent to 1198.98 billion cigarettes (23.98 million cart