優質手工雪茄持續涌入美國，根據政府最新數據顯示，截至2022年8月底，美國進口手工雪茄數量為3.07億支，相比2021年同期的2.94億支，同比增長了4.3%。

3億這個數字曾經一度被認為是雪茄行業好年景的標桿，如今這個數字只是一個起點。

雪茄出口大國仍然是尼加拉瓜，今年前8個月，尼加拉瓜出口到美國的手工雪茄數量是1.67億支，比2021年前8個月增長8.9%。根據美國雪茄協會公布的數據，多米尼加出口到美國的雪茄數量排名第二，為8460萬支。洪都拉斯排名第三，數量為5440萬支。多米尼加、洪都拉斯的出口美國雪茄數量和去年比較，數量持平。

2021年，美國進口優質手工雪茄的數量是4.56億支，這是1997年以來的最高數量。如果在今年剩余時間還保持這個增速，今年美國進口雪茄的數量將達到4.75億支，到年底還有四個月的數據，我們拭目以待。

Imported handmade, premium cigars continue to pour into the United States, with the latest government figures showing continued growth. For the first eight months of 2022, ending in August, more than 307 million handmade cigars were shipped to the United States, an increase of 4.3 percent when compared to the same period in 2021, when 294 million cigars were shipped.

The number 300 million was once considered the benchmark for a good year in the cigar business; now it’s just a starting point.

Market leader Nicaragua continues to be red hot, shipping 167 million cigars through August, up 8.9 percent over the first eight months of 2021. Shipments from the Dominican Republic, the No. 2 producer, and Honduras, which ranks third, were relatively flat, at 84.6 million and 54.4 million, respectively, according to data from the Cigar Association of America.

In 2021, premium cigar shipments hit 456 million cigars, a number not seen since 1997. Should this pace of growth be maintained for the remainder of the year, shipments would amount to 475 million cigars, but four months of data remain.