RETAIL SALES SURVEY

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- Value of retail sales totalled MOP 18.31 billion, down by MOP 29 million compared with the revised figure of MOP 18.33 billion in the fourth quarter of 2013, but up by 15% year-on-year.

- After removing the effect of price changes, volume of retail sales increased by 18% year-on-year, with notable increase in sales of Electrical Goods (+53%), Dried Seafood (+34%) and Watches, Clocks & Jewellery (+32%). Volume of retail sales held stable compared with the previous quarter.

Principal Indicators

Current

Quarter Same Quarter

Last Year Year-on-year Change (%) Value of Retail Sales

(million MOP) 18,306 15,873^r 15

Sales Volume Index 291.27 247.24^r 18

Value of Major Retail Sales (million MOP)

Current

Last Year Year-on-year Change (%) Watches, Clocks & Jewellery 5,376 4,657^r 15 Goods in Department Stores 3,134 2,570 22

Leather Goods 1,870 1,722 9

Adults' Clothing 1,771 1,483 19

Goods in Supermarkets 1,115 889 25

Motor Vehicles 1,007 1,046 -4

Sales Volume Index 2008 = 100

Current

Last Year Year-on-year Change (%)

Electrical Goods 337.75 221.35 53

Dried Seafood 177.86 132.47 34

Watches, Clocks & Jewellery 403.41 305.54^r 32 Motorcycles, Parts &

Accessories ^115.35 ^91.47 ²⁶

Goods in Supermarkets 197.78 162.20 22

Goods in Department Stores 404.36 338.05 20

Adults' Clothing 325.68 276.66 18

Historical Data for the 1^st Quarter

2010 2011 2012 2013

Value of Retail Sales

(million MOP) 7,134 9,989 13,372 15,873^r

Year-on-year Change of Sales

Volume Index (%) 30 28 23 18

r Revised figures

Structure of Retail Sales Value

Adults' Clothing 10%

Leather Goods 10%

Goods in Department

Stores 17%

Others 16%

Cosmetics &

Sanitary Articles;

Goods in Pharmacies

5%

Goods in Supermarkets

6%

Motor Vehicles &

Automotive Fuels

7%

Watches, Clocks

& Jewellery 29%

Opinions of retailers about sales volume for the current quarter

Stable 42%

Decrease 41%

Increase 17%

Forecast of retailers about sales volume for the next quarter

Increase Decrease 30%

28%

Stable 42%

For additional information:

http://www.dsec.gov.mo/e/retail_sales.aspx

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Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service