Receipts from Non-gaming Activities in Facilities of Gaming Concessionaires
Chart 9: Structure of visitor arrivals in 2017
Mainland China 68.1%
Hong Kong 18.9%
Taiw an 3.3%
Other Asian countries 7.7%
Europe & Americas 1.7%
Australia & New Zealand 0.3%
Others 0.1%
Source: DSEC
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Same-day visitors used to account for the larger share of the total visitor arrivals in Macao. In 2015, same-day visitors represented 53.4% of the total visitor arrivals. With the continuous improvement of tourism facilities, coupled with an increase in tourist attractions, number of overnight visitors surpassed that of same-day visitors for the first time in 2016, taking up 50.7% of the total arrivals, up by 4.1 percentage points year-on-year. In 2017, the proportion of overnight visitors increased further to 52.9%. Among the visitors from Mainland China that comprised more than two-thirds of the total visitor arrivals, overnight visitors accounted for 53.7% in 2017, up by 3.6 percentage points over 2016.
Table 13: Percentage shares of overnight and same-day visitors by issuing place of travel document
Overnight Same-day Overnight Same-day Overnight Same-day Overnight Same-day Total 46.2 53.8 46.6 53.4 50.7 49.3 52.9 47.1
Mainland China 45.8 54.2 45.2 54.8 50.1 49.9 53.7 46.3 Hong Kong 43.4 56.6 46.9 53.1 50.2 49.8 47.7 52.3 Taiwan 43.0 57.0 45.6 54.4 50.6 49.4 51.0 49.0 India 80.1 19.9 82.8 17.2 83.3 16.7 83.4 16.6 Indonesia 69.3 30.7 67.0 33.0 66.2 33.8 63.3 36.7 Japan 60.4 39.6 58.5 41.5 60.5 39.5 58.1 41.9 Malaysia 57.4 42.6 58.7 41.3 62.3 37.7 63.8 36.2 Philippines 58.5 41.5 56.4 43.6 54.1 45.9 50.5 49.5 Republic of Korea 51.0 49.0 50.0 50.0 52.8 47.2 61.5 38.5 Singapore 54.8 45.2 54.8 45.2 58.4 41.6 58.9 41.1 Thailand 54.9 45.1 52.7 47.3 41.4 58.6 45.8 54.2 Vietnam 93.7 6.3 94.2 5.8 92.5 7.5 89.7 10.3 Other Asian countries 58.5 41.5 57.6 42.4 59.4 40.6 59.1 40.9 Brazil 46.6 53.4 47.4 52.6 53.7 46.3 48.9 51.1 Canada 54.7 45.3 51.9 48.1 52.1 47.9 52.2 47.8 United States 49.9 50.1 50.5 49.5 51.4 48.6 50.8 49.2 Other American countries 49.0 51.0 45.8 54.2 46.1 53.9 45.0 55.0 France 45.5 54.5 45.9 54.1 48.1 51.9 48.9 51.1 Germany 40.3 59.7 41.6 58.4 44.5 55.5 46.0 54.0 Netherlands 46.6 53.4 45.4 54.6 49.2 50.8 50.2 49.8 Italy 44.0 56.0 46.2 53.8 45.2 54.8 45.6 54.4 Portugal 80.7 19.3 77.1 22.9 78.5 21.5 78.2 21.8 Russian Federation 45.0 55.0 44.6 55.4 49.4 50.6 49.0 51.0 Spain 46.4 53.6 42.2 57.8 42.9 57.1 44.5 55.5 Switzerland 44.1 55.9 44.6 55.4 46.8 53.2 45.3 54.7 United Kingdom 51.8 48.2 53.3 46.7 53.0 47.0 52.2 47.8 Other European countries 46.8 53.2 47.0 53.0 47.4 52.6 46.9 53.1 Australia 54.3 45.7 53.8 46.2 54.5 45.5 54.0 46.0 New Zealand 55.2 44.8 53.8 46.2 56.1 43.9 53.9 46.1 Other Oceanian countries 67.2 32.8 64.8 35.2 62.5 37.5 62.5 37.5 South Africa 55.4 44.6 53.6 46.4 56.1 43.9 55.6 44.4 Othrs 28.7 71.3 28.4 71.6 31.2 68.8 31.4 68.6
Country/Territory
2015 2016 2017
2014
Source: DSEC
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Analysed by main purpose of visit, most of the visitor arrivals came to Macao for travel/vacation, with 17.39 million in 2017 (53.3% of total arrivals). Arrivals coming for shopping totalled 2.60 million (8.0%); those coming for gaming and for visiting relatives totalled 1.78 million (5.4%) and 1.95 million (6.0%) respectively, whereas those coming for business and for attending MICE events totalled 1.46 million (4.5%) and 0.31 million (0.9%) respectively.
On the other hand, figures showed that per-capita spending of overnight visitors was far higher than that of same-day visitors. In 2017, per-capita spending of overnight visitors was about 3.8 times the spending of same-day visitors; meanwhile, total spending of overnight visitors was 4.3 times that of same-day visitors.
Table 14: Number of visitor arrivals, per-capita spending and total spending of visitors by type of visitor and main purpose of visit
Visitor arrivals
Total spending
Per-capita
spending Visitor arrivals
Total spending
Per-capita
spending Visitor arrivals
Total spending
Per-capita spending
(No.) MOP) (MOP) (No.) MOP) (MOP) (No.) MOP) (MOP)
Total visitors
Total 30 714 628 51 128 1 665 30 950 336 52 662 1 701 32 610 506 61 324 1 880 Of which:
Travel/Vacation 13 607 125 32 817 2 412 15 522 262 34 982 2 254 17 388 465 43 603 2 508 Shopping 2 750 616 6 482 2 356 2 969 091 7 165 2 413 2 599 743 6 684 2 571 Gaming 2 488 307 2 959 1 189 2 035 856 2 349 1 154 1 776 640 1 750 985 Visiting relatives 1 608 000 2 206 1 372 1 543 731 2 160 1 399 1 950 176 2 719 1 394 Business (excluding attending
MICE events)
1 427 282 1 959 1 372 1 259 921 1 992 1 581 1 456 350 2 138 1 468
Attending MICE events 135 218 332 2 453 204 733 553 2 700 307 454 1 062 3 456 Transit 6 595 090 2 735 415 5 271 942 1 656 314 4 664 470 1 372 294 Overnight visitors
Total 14 307 767 40 165 2 807 15 703 616 42 097 2 681 17 254 838 49 753 2 883 Of which:
Travel/Vacation 9 122 926 28 934 3 172 10 529 364 30 722 2 918 11 944 281 38 462 3 220 Shopping 435 646 1 881 4 318 598 457 2 668 4 459 502 842 2 185 4 345 Gaming 1 002 186 2 508 2 503 862 364 1 986 2 302 644 363 1 410 2 189 Visiting relatives 1 126 252 1 964 1 744 1 092 923 1 894 1 733 1 388 791 2 420 1 743 Business (excluding attending
MICE events)
586 590 1 629 2 778 559 765 1 716 3 066 576 257 1 778 3 085
Attending MICE events 116 618 324 2 778 176 954 542 3 061 267 480 1 040 3 889 Transit 834 275 1 562 1 872 709 910 1 030 1 451 640 853 730 1 139 Same-day visitors
Total 16 406 861 10 963 668 15 246 720 10 564 693 15 355 668 11 571 754 Of which:
Travel/Vacation 4 484 199 3 883 866 4 992 898 4 260 853 5 444 183 5 141 944 Shopping 2 314 969 4 600 1 987 2 370 634 4 497 1 897 2 096 901 4 499 2 145 Gaming 1 486 122 451 303 1 173 492 363 310 1 132 276 340 300 Visiting relatives 481 748 241 501 450 808 266 590 561 385 298 532 Business (excluding attending
MICE events)
840 692 329 392 700 156 275 393 880 092 360 409
Attending MICE events 18 600 8 418 27 779 11 399 39 974 22 557 Transit 5 760 815 1 173 204 4 562 032 626 137 4 023 617 642 159
Type of visitor / Main purpose of visit
2017 2016
2015
Note: Excluding gaming expenses
Source: Extrapolated results from Visitor Expenditure Survey of DSEC
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Although the proportion of visitors coming to Macao for attending MICE events was not large, their per-capita spending was 83.8% higher than the overall average for all visitor arrivals.
As regards length of stay of visitors, the average length of stay of visitor arrivals in Macao held stable at 1.0 day from 2012 to 2014, and climbed up to 1.1 days in 2015 and 1.2 days in both 2016 and 2017. The average length of stay of visitors from Mainland China, the largest source market of Macao, increased by 0.1 day year-on-year to 1.2 days in 2016 and rose further by 0.1 day to 1.3 days in 2017.
Table 15: Average length of stay of visitors by issuing place of travel document
Day Difference Day Difference Day Difference Day Difference
Overall 1.0 - 1.1 0.1 1.2 0.1 1.2 -Mainland China 1.0 (0.1) 1.1 0.1 1.2 0.1 1.3 0.1 Hong Kong 0.7 (0.1) 0.8 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.9 -Taiwan 0.9 - 1.0 0.1 1.1 0.1 1.1 -India 1.4 (0.1) 1.7 0.3 1.7 - 1.7 -Indonesia 1.4 - 2.7 1.3 2.7 - 2.3 (0.4) Japan 1.0 - 1.0 - 1.1 0.1 1.1 -Malaysia 1.1 0.1 1.3 0.2 1.4 0.1 1.4 -Philippines 1.7 - 3.9 2.2 4.1 0.2 3.6 (0.5) Republic of Korea 0.9 - 1.1 0.2 1.2 0.1 1.3 0.1 Singapore 1.0 - 1.1 0.1 1.2 0.1 1.3 0.1 Thailand 1.0 0.1 1.1 0.1 1.0 (0.1) 1.1 0.1 Vietnam 2.2 (0.3) 6.0 3.8 8.1 2.1 5.7 (2.4) Other Asian countries 1.2 0.1 1.8 0.6 2.0 0.2 1.8 (0.2) Brazil 1.1 - 1.6 0.5 1.8 0.2 1.6 (0.2) Canada 1.1 - 1.2 0.1 1.3 0.1 1.3 -United States 1.0 (0.1) 1.3 0.3 1.3 - 1.3 -Other American countries 1.0 - 1.1 0.1 1.2 0.1 1.1 (0.1) France 0.9 (0.1) 1.2 0.3 1.3 0.1 1.3 -Germany 0.9 - 1.1 0.2 1.2 0.1 1.2 -Netherlands 1.0 - 1.1 0.1 1.3 0.2 1.3 -Italy 0.9 - 1.3 0.4 1.3 - 1.3 -Portugal 2.8 (0.2) 4.6 1.8 4.8 0.2 4.4 (0.4) Russian Federation 1.0 - 1.4 0.4 1.6 0.2 1.5 (0.1) Spain 1.0 - 1.3 0.3 1.5 0.2 1.6 0.1 Switzerland 0.9 - 1.1 0.2 1.2 0.1 1.1 (0.1) United Kingdom 1.1 - 1.5 0.4 1.5 - 1.4 (0.1) Other European countries 1.0 - 1.4 0.4 1.5 0.1 1.4 (0.1) Australia 1.2 - 1.4 0.2 1.5 0.1 1.4 (0.1) New Zealand 1.2 0.1 1.4 0.2 1.6 0.2 1.4 (0.2) Other Oceanian countries 1.5 0.2 1.7 0.2 1.6 (0.1) 2.0 0.4 South Africa 1.2 - 1.5 0.3 1.5 - 1.5 -Others 0.7 (0.1) 1.4 0.7 1.8 0.4 2.0 0.2
Country/Territory
2015 2016 2017
2014
Note: - Absolute value equals zero Source: DSEC
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Visitors in Macao spent more on shopping and accommodation. In 2017, the proportions of shopping spending of Mainland visitors (52.3% of total) and particularly those travelling under the Individual Visit Scheme (60.5%) were far higher than the corresponding shares for visitors from other countries/places. Visitors from Hong Kong spent the most on food &
beverage (33.5% of total), while other visitors generally spent more on accommodation (ranging from 35.6% to 45.5%).
Table 16: Per-capita spending and spending structure of visitors by issuing place of travel document
Per-capita spending
(MOP) Shopping
(%) Accom-modation (%)
Food &
beverage (%)
Transport (%)
Others (%)
Per-capita spending
(MOP) Shopping
(%) Accom-modation (%)
Food &
beverage (%)
Transport (%)
Others (%) Overall 1 701 43.7 27.2 20.9 6.6 1.6 1 880 45.4 25.8 20.9 6.1 1.8
Mainland China 1 975 51.8 24.7 18.0 4.2 1.3 2 203 52.3 23.4 18.7 4.1 1.5 Individual Visit
Scheme
2 260
61.2 18.3 16.0 3.6 0.9 2 486 60.5 18.1 16.9 3.4 1.1
Hong Kong 999 16.1 29.6 34.6 17.7 2.0 970 17.8 28.5 33.5 18.2 2.0 Taiwan 1 620 24.2 39.0 26.1 4.5 6.2 1 585 25.1 39.9 24.8 4.7 5.5 Japan 1 708 10.6 50.7 23.9 11.8 3.0 1 744 12.3 45.5 25.2 11.9 5.1 Southeast Asia 1 388 22.5 39.9 24.5 11.5 1.6 1 449 24.4 38.6 23.9 11.1 2.0 Malaysia 1 688 24.7 39.5 25.1 8.8 1.9 1 762 25.0 39.3 24.8 8.6 2.3 Singapore 1 773 22.3 42.0 24.6 9.6 1.5 1 848 22.0 42.7 25.0 8.6 1.7 Thailand 1 083 26.2 36.1 25.4 10.6 1.7 1 182 26.6 37.2 24.1 10.9 1.2 Other Southeast
Asian countries
1 278
19.9 40.8 23.6 14.3 1.4 1 312 24.3 37.1 22.8 13.5 2.3
Americas 1 212 14.7 39.7 28.1 15.8 1.7 1 181 14.7 37.9 29.2 16.1 2.1 United States 1 262 12.7 42.9 27.6 15.3 1.5 1 236 13.6 38.6 30.3 15.7 1.8 Other American
countries
1 123
18.4 33.4 29.3 16.9 2.0 1 088 16.8 36.5 27.2 16.9 2.6
Europe 1 170 8.9 42.1 29.4 17.7 1.9 1 258 9.5 44.0 26.8 16.8 2.9 United Kingdom 1 242 11.0 39.6 30.0 17.1 2.3 1 195 11.9 40.3 28.4 16.8 2.6 Other European
countries
1 149
8.2 42.8 29.3 18.0 1.7 1 275 9.0 44.9 26.4 16.8 2.9
Oceania 1 386 11.6 43.3 27.5 15.2 2.4 1 385 11.2 41.3 29.6 15.1 2.8 Australia 1 438 12.2 43.6 27.0 14.7 2.5 1 429 11.4 42.0 29.3 14.6 2.7 Other Oceanian
countries
1 066
6.4 41.6 31.6 19.1 1.3 1 127 9.9 35.6 31.8 18.6 4.1
Others 1 355 12.9 45.5 24.4 14.8 2.4 1 619 15.7 43.2 25.3 11.7 4.1 Country/Territory
2016 2017
Source: DSEC
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3.5 Development of Major Non-gaming Industries
As can be seen from the value-added based industrial structure of Macao, the gaming sector is undoubtedly the leading sector of the economy of Macao. Alongside the flourishing gaming sector, other major non-gaming industries have shown significant growth in recent years. In this report, major non-gaming industries consist of: (1) the construction sector;
(2) hotels and similar activities; (3) wholesale & retail trade; (4) restaurant & similar activities; (5) the transport, storage &
communications sector (including travel agencies); (6) financial activities (including banking, insurance & pension funding);
and (7) real estate & business activities (including real estate activities, renting & business activities).
During the period from 2013 to 2017, total receipts of the major non-gaming industries grew by 29.7% from MOP 286.16 billion in 2013 to MOP 371.18 billion in 2017. Among the service industries, the top three non-gaming industries having the largest growth in receipts were financial activities (+65.1%), real estate & business activities (+37.8%) and restaurant & similar activities (+33.5%). Meanwhile, receipts of the gaming sector declined by 26.2%.
From 2013 to 2017, the ratios of receipts of the gaming sector to receipts of the major non-gaming industries were 1:0.79, 1:0.99, 1:1.54, 1:1.59 and 1:1.39 respectively.
Table 17: Receipts of gaming sector and major non-gaming industries
2014 2015 2016
r2017
p(Million MOP) (Million MOP) (Million MOP) (Million MOP) Receipts of gaming sector 353 637 232 951 225 695 267 862 Total receipts of major non-gaming industries 351 701 359 083 358 290 371 178 Construction 76 049 90 492 78 162 62 768 Hotels & similar activities 27 871 26 046 28 427 32 595 Restaurants & similar activities 9 602 10 039 10 633 11 215 Wholesale & retail trade 115 167 108 941 110 233 122 070 Transport, storage & communications 27 831 28 678 27 924 29 491 Financial activities 24 732 29 088 31 527 33 528 Real estate & business activities 70 451 65 798 71 384 79 511
Economic activity
Notes: r Revised figures p Provisional figures Source: DSEC
On the other hand, in terms of value added at current producers’ prices by the production approach, value added of the major non-gaming industries totalled MOP 119.12 billion, MOP 144.23 billion, MOP 145.33 billion, MOP 147.96 billion and MOP 157.30 billion from 2013 to 2017 respectively, up by 21.1%, 0.8%, 1.8% and 6.3% year-on-year; meanwhile, the respective rates of change in value added of the gaming sector were -1.9%, -32.6%, -2.9% and +17.5%. The ratios of value added of the gaming sector to that of the major non-gaming industries were 1:0.46, 1:0.57, 1:0.85, 1:0.89 and 1:0.81 respectively. The shares of the major non-gaming industries in gross domestic product from 2013 to 2017 were 29.0%, 33.2%, 40.8%, 41.5% and 39.6% respectively, an increase of 10.5 percentage points in four years.
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Table 18: Value added of gaming sector and major non-gaming industries at current producers' prices by the production approach
2014 2015
r2016
r2017
p(Million MOP) (Million MOP) (Million MOP) (Million MOP) Value added of gaming sector 254 051 171 107 166 158 195 274 Total value added of major non-gaming industries 144 232 145 331 147 962 157 302 Construction 18 047 23 266 19 152 14 891 Hotels & similar activities 15 124 13 650 14 560 17 053 Restaurants & similar activities 6 945 6 186 6 488 6 905 Wholesale & retail trade 22 500 19 958 18 932 22 375 Transport, storage & communications 8 872 9 733 10 199 10 572 Financial activities 19 885 22 198 24 407 25 835 Real estate & business activities 52 859 50 340 54 224 59 671
Economic activity
Notes: r Revised figures p Provisional figures Source: DSEC
Apparently, the gaming sector and the major non-gaming industries have showed good performance, whether in terms of receipts or value added. In recent years, the growth in some of the non-gaming industries even outpaced that in the gaming sector.
Chart 10: Changes in value added of gaming sector and major non-gaming industries as compared