EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS SEPTEMBER/2012

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Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service

EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS

SEPTEMBER/2012 No. 9

Total merchandise export for September 2012 amounted to MOP743 million, up by 40.2% year-on- year,

attributable to a 65.7% surge in re-exports (MOP573 million), but

domestic exports (MOP170 million) decreased by 7.7%. Total merchandise import amounted to MOP6.11 billion, up by 10.2% year-on- year. Merchandise trade deficit amounted to MOP5.36 billion for September 2012.

In the third quarter of 2012, total value of merchandise export (MOP2.20 billion) and merchandise import (MOP17.94 billion) increased by 33.0% and 7.6% respectively year-on-year, resulting in a trade deficit of MOP15.74 billion.

From January to September 2012, total value of merchandise export increased by 21.6% year-on-year to MOP6.14 billion, of which value of re-exports increased by 33.5%, but that of domestic exports decreased by 0.7%. Total value of merchandise import grew by 18.1% to MOP52.45 billion over the same period of 2011.

Merchandise trade deficit for the first nine months of 2012 amounted to MOP46.31 billion. From January to September 2012, total value of external merchandise trade reached MOP58.60 billion, up by 18.5%

compared with MOP49.46 billion a year earlier.

TABLE 1 － PRINCIPAL INDICATORS OF EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE

Million MOP

2011 2012 Year-on-year %

Principal indicator

Sept. Q3 Jan. – Sept. Sept. Q3 Jan. – Sept. Sep. Q3 Jan. – Sept.

Exports 529.9 1 652.4 5 053.0 742.8 2 198.4 6 144.6 40.2 33.0 21.6

Domestic exports 184.1 595.9 1 759.1 169.9 570.4 1 747.4 -7.7 -4.3 -0.7

Re-exports 345.8 1 056.5 3 293.9 572.9 1 628.0 4 397.1 65.7 54.1 33.5

Imports 5 540.4 16 666.4 44 404.4 6 105.9 17 938.7 52 451.8 10.2 7.6 18.1 Trade balance (Exp.-Imp.) -5 010.5 -15 013.9 -39 351.4 -5 363.1 -15 740.3 -46 307.2 -7.0 -4.8 -17.7

Exports/Imports ratio (%) 9.6 9.9 11.4 12.2 12.3 11.7 .. .. ..

In September 2012, exports of Textiles & garments declined by 22.4% year-on-year, of which value of Knitted or crocheted garments and Textile fabrics decreased by 29.7% and 52.3% respectively.

Exports of Non-textiles increased by 53.8% year-on-year, of which value of Machines & apparatus, parts

& accessories thereof surged by 165.4%.

In the first nine months of 2012, exports of Textiles & garments fell by 22.7% year-on-year to MOP812 million; meanwhile, exports of Non-textiles grew by 33.2% to MOP5.33 billion, with that of Machines & apparatus, parts & accessories thereof and Articles for casino soaring by 163.6% and 40.6% respectively.

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TABLE 2 － EXPORTS BY PRINCIPAL COMMODITY

Million MOP

2011 2012 Year-on-year %

Commodity

Sept. Jan. – Sept. Sept. Jan. – Sept. Sept. Jan. – Sept.

Total 529.9 5 053.0 742.8 6 144.6 40.2 21.6

Textiles and garments 94.8 1 050.7 73.6 811.8 -22.4 -22.7 Garments, not knitted or crocheted 37.3 435.9 34.7 372.5 -7.0 -14.6 Garments, knitted or crocheted 36.6 400.2 25.7 311.1 -29.7 -22.3

Textile fabrics 10.8 124.4 5.2 51.8 -52.3 -58.4

Non-textiles 435.1 4 002.3 669.2 5 332.7 53.8 33.2

Machines and apparatus, parts

and accessories thereof 40.9 416.3 108.5 1 097.3 165.4 163.6

Tobacco and wine 56.3 475.6 63.1 582.9 12.2 22.6

Copper and articles thereof 33.6 297.4 32.9 287.2 -2.1 -3.4

Articles for casino 47.9 193.1 109.8 271.4 129.4 40.6

Diamond and diamond jewellery 9.5 176.5 1.0 185.9 -89.1 5.3

Clocks and watches 12.4 197.3 8.2 170.7 -34.1 -13.5

Analysed by destination, merchandise export to Hong Kong (MOP3.15 billion) and Mainland China (MOP984 million) in the first nine months of 2012 increased by 45.1% and 21.1% respectively year-on-year, while export to the USA (MOP381 million) and the EU (MOP244 million) decreased by 10.4% and 17.1%

respectively.

TABLE 3 － EXPORTS BY COUNTRY / TERRITORY

Million MOP

Country / territory

Total 529.9 5 053.0 742.8 6 144.6 40.2 21.6

Hong Kong 237.8 2 169.3 406.2 3 146.9 70.8 45.1

Mainland China 74.4 813.1 109.6 984.4 47.2 21.1

USA 32.3 425.0 36.1 380.8 11.6 -10.4

EU 21.9 294.6 17.8 244.2 -18.9 -17.1

Germany 7.5 100.1 4.2 66.1 -44.8 -34.0

France 6.7 59.8 6.1 37.5 -9.0 -37.3

United Kingdom 0.7 37.9 0.6 28.1 -7.0 -26.0

Italy 0.8 9.9 0.8 14.7 0.9 48.7

Japan 12.4 98.7 13.5 119.0 8.2 20.5

Vietnam 7.4 101.4 10.5 103.6 41.5 2.1

Canada 1.7 18.4 0.9 43.8 -48.1 138.5

Singapore 3.8 40.1 3.8 43.2 -0.2 7.7

Australia 18.1 30.7 13.5 42.3 -25.4 38.0

Malaysia 7.9 34.6 4.9 17.2 -37.8 -50.3

Others 112.0 1 027.0 126.0 1 019.2 12.5 -0.8

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No.9 DSEC SEPTEMBER/2012 EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS

In September 2012, total merchandise import amounted to MOP6.11 billion, up by 10.2% year-on-year, with that of Fuels & lubricants rising by 16.8%.

In the first nine months of 2012, total value of merchandise import grew by 18.1% year-on-year to MOP52.45 billion, with that of Consumer goods (MOP32.16 billion) and Capital goods (MOP9.45 billion) rising by 19.1% and 19.4% respectively.

TABLE 4 － IMPORTS BY BROAD ECONOMIC CATEGORY

Million MOP

Commodity

Total 5 540.4 44 404.4 6 105.9 52 451.8 10.2 18.1

Consumer goods 3 541.3 27 010.1 3 919.9 32 163.8 10.7 19.1

Capital goods 846.3 7 914.9 931.9 9 453.2 10.1 19.4

Fuels and lubricants 565.4 4 985.6 660.2 5 741.1 16.8 15.2 Raw materials and

semi-manufactures 587.3 4 493.9 593.8 5 093.6 1.1 13.3

Analysed by imports of Consumer goods, in the first nine months of 2012, value of Motor cars &

motorcycles (MOP2.42 billion) grew by 44.5% year-on-year; Other durable consumer goods (MOP12.09 billion) expanded by 32.6%, with Watches (MOP3.93 billion) rising by 40.8%; Other semi-durable consumer goods (MOP7.00 billion) increased by 17.2%, with Footwear (MOP1.06 billion) rising by 24.1%.

TABLE 5 － IMPORTS OF CONSUMER GOODS

Million MOP

Category of consumer goods

Total 3 541.3 27 010.1 3 919.9 32 163.8 10.7 19.1

Household consumption goods 721.0 6 261.9 747.3 6 304.9 3.7 0.7 (food and beverages)

Motor cars and motorcycles 236.9 1 672.6 279.7 2 417.6 18.1 44.5 Other durable consumer goods 1 390.3 9 115.7 1 532.9 12 085.7 10.3 32.6 Gold jewellery 722.1 4 400.3 806.4 5 638.1 11.7 28.1

Watches 426.7 2 791.5 519.9 3 931.6 21.8 40.8

Other semi-durable consumer goods 730.6 5 977.2 820.2 7 004.8 12.3 17.2 Handbags and wallets 309.5 2 343.3 292.1 2 795.8 -5.6 19.3

Footwear 95.6 853.1 153.7 1 058.6 60.7 24.1

Other non-durable consumer goods 462.6 3 982.7 539.8 4 350.8 16.7 9.2 Beauty, cosmetic and 113.3 904.7 145.4 1 112.7 28.3 23.0 skin-care products

Tobacco 50.0 563.0 46.9 339.2 -6.1 -39.7

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Within the imports of Capital goods, in the first nine months of 2012, value of Mobile phones (MOP4.23 billion) and Slot machines, parts & accessories thereof (MOP539 million) increased by 43.0%

and 30.5% respectively year-on-year.

TABLE 6 － IMPORTS OF CAPITAL GOODS

Million MOP

Commodity

Total 846.3 7 914.9 931.9 9 453.2 10.1 19.4

Mobile phones 367.6 2 955.3 395.6 4 226.3 7.6 43.0

Portable computers 99.2 857.3 79.3 879.7 -20.0 2.6

Computer hard disks 61.5 489.3 12.4 627.9 -79.8 28.3

Slot machines, parts and accessories thereof

44.0 412.7 39.3 538.6 -10.7 30.5

In the first nine months of 2012, merchandise import from Mainland China (MOP16.98 billion), the EU (MOP12.30 billion) and Hong Kong (MOP6.15 billion) rose by 23.9%, 12.3% and 18.7% respectively year-on-year.

TABLE 7 － IMPORTS BY COUNTRY / TERRITORY

Million MOP

Country / territory

Total 5 540.4 44 404.4 6 105.9 52 451.8 10.2 18.1

Mainland China 1 717.6 13 699.2 1 991.7 16 979.1 16.0 23.9

EU 1 266.0 10 956.0 1 488.9 12 298.6 17.6 12.3

France 518.6 4 608.8 543.8 4 655.6 4.8 1.0

Italy 400.6 3 139.3 461.1 3 940.4 15.1 25.5

United Kingdom 74.3 681.1 188.3 1 240.5 153.5 82.1

Germany 121.3 1 097.4 157.5 1 218.5 29.8 11.0

Hong Kong 785.6 5 182.4 743.7 6 152.8 -5.3 18.7

Switzerland 467.2 3 151.9 545.8 4 224.5 16.8 34.0

Japan 345.8 2 808.8 371.2 3 144.9 7.3 12.0

USA 321.4 2 660.8 252.2 2 621.9 -21.5 -1.5

Korea, Republic of 83.4 684.5 132.0 1 256.1 58.2 83.5

Singapore 101.9 1 108.5 84.3 1 173.6 -17.3 5.9

Taiwan, China 101.6 980.4 98.1 1 014.3 -3.5 3.5

Malaysia 53.7 531.6 52.0 711.6 -3.2 33.8

Thailand 77.8 575.2 69.0 671.2 -11.4 16.7

Others 218.3 2 065.1 277.1 2 203.1 26.9 6.7

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No.9 DSEC SEPTEMBER/2012 EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS

The following statistical tables are available for download from DSEC website

Table 1 − Changes of external merchandise trade Table 2 − Imports and exports of goods by month

Table 3 − Domestic exports and re-exports of goods by month

Table 4 − Imports by section and division of SITC-Rev. 4, and country/territory of origin Table 5 − Exports by section and division of SITC-Rev. 4, and country/territory of destination Table 6 − Imports by country/territory of origin, and section and division of SITC-Rev. 4 Table 7 − Exports by country/territory of destination and principal commodity

Table 8 − Imports and exports by geographical/economic zone and country/territory

Table 9 − Domestic exports and re-exports by geographical/economic zone and country/territory Table 10 − Imports by broad economic category and country/territory of origin

Table 11 − Exports by principal commodity and country/territory of destination

* Table 12 − Quarterly exports by principal commodity and country/territory of destination

* Table 13 − Quarterly imports by broad economic category and country/territory of origin

* Table 14 − Exports by group of CAM-Rev. 1

* Table 15 − Value and gross weight of goods by type of trade and mode of transport

* Available in March, June, September and December.

SITC: Standard International Trade Classification CAM: Classification of Economic Activities of Macao

Symbols and Notes

.. Not applicable

MOP Macao Pataca

Note 1 Due to rounding, total may not correspond to the sum of partial figures in the statistical tables.

Note 2 Figures in this publication are provisional and subject to revision later on. To obtain the latest information, please visit the “Database of External Merchandise Trade Statistics” or “Statistics Database” of our website.