Thursday, April 19, 2007

UPDATE 1-Altria profit lifted by international tobacco unit

(Reuters) - The company's Philip Morris USA business, meanwhile, shipped fewer cigarettes, which the company blamed in part on weakness in the entire industry.

Altria, which spun off Kraft at the end of the quarter, said profit from continuing operations was $1.03 a share, excluding Kraft and other special items, compared with 98 cents a year earlier.


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