Alex,
Perhaps you are not aware that I am a quoted industry expert?
Perhaps you should read this article and get better educated on a topic that you seem to just be making assumptions about based on your limited personal experience. I was quoted in the article, on other aspects of the industry, but there are also figures given on national cigar sales and imports that prove you wrong.
This is an article from May 2008.
There's smoke and fire in booming cigar business