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UPDATE 2-Imperial says makes good start to its year  

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Britain's Imperial Tobacco Plc (IMT.L), the world's fourth-biggest cigarette maker, said on Tuesday it had made a good start to its new financial year with trading in line with its forecasts despite weak economies.

Imperial, with cigarette brands including Lambert & Butler, West and Gauloises, was reporting on its first-quarter trading from October to December 2009 within its current financial year to end-September 2010.

"We have made a good start to the year with trading in line with our expectations despite the weak economic environment," Chief Executive Gareth Davis said in a statement ahead of the company's annual shareholder meeting later on Tuesday.

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