15 October 2018, Hamburg: Numerous cigarette packs are available in a kiosk on the shelf. In the third quarter, the production of tobacco products declined. According to the Federal Statistical Office, 19.78 billion cigarettes were taxed, about 3.6 percent less than in the same period last year. Photo: Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa

15 October 2018, Hamburg: Numerous cigarette packs are available in a kiosk on the shelf. In the third quarter, the production of tobacco products declined. According to the Federal Statistical Office, 19.78 billion cigarettes were taxed, about 3.6 percent less than in the same period last year. Photo: Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa

15 October 2018, Hamburg: Numerous cigarette packs are available in a kiosk on the shelf. In the third quarter, the production of tobacco products declined. According to the Federal Statistical Office, 19.78 billion cigarettes were taxed, about 3.6 percent less than in the same period last year. Photo: Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa

15 October 2018, Hamburg: Cigarette packs and other tobacco products are available in a kiosk on the shelf. In the third quarter, the production of tobacco products declined. According to the Federal Statistical Office, 19.78 billion cigarettes were taxed, about 3.6 percent less than in the same period last year. Photo: Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa

15 October 2018, Hamburg: Numerous cigarette packs are available in a kiosk on the shelf. In the third quarter, the production of tobacco products declined. According to the Federal Statistical Office, 19.78 billion cigarettes were taxed, about 3.6 percent less than in the same period last year. Photo: Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa

15 October 2018, Hamburg: Numerous cigarette packs are available in a kiosk on the shelf. In the third quarter, the production of tobacco products declined. According to the Federal Statistical Office, 19.78 billion cigarettes were taxed, about 3.6 percent less than in the same period last year. Photo: Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa