More people purchased cigarettes in 2020 than in the year prior, marking the first uptick in sales since 2000, the Federal Trade Commission revealed Tuesday.

The purchase of cigarettes increased from 202.9 billion in 2019 to 203.7 billion last year. The volume of smokeless tobacco products such as chewing tobacco and dipping tobacco sold in 2020 also increased to 126.9 million pounds, up from 126 million pounds in 2019, according to the FTC’s smokeless tobacco report.

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