South Korean cigarette sales increase in 2022.

Despite the government's anti-smoking campaign, cigarette sales in South Korea rose by 1.1% in 2022 over the previous year, according to the Finance Ministry.

According to the Ministry of Economy and Finance, South Korean consumers purchased 3.63 billion packs of 20 cigarettes in 2022, an increase from the 3.59 billion packs purchased the previous year.

In an effort to reduce smoking, the government increased the price ....