EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS DECEMBER/2011

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Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service

EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS

DECEMBER/2011 No. 12

The total merchandise export for December 2011 amounted to MOP734 million, up by 35.9% year-on- year, of which value of re-exports (MOP509 million) and domestic exports (MOP225 million) increased by 50.7% and 11.1% respectively. Total merchandise import amounted to MOP6.44 billion, up by 41.6% year-on- year. Merchandise trade deficit amounted to MOP5.70 billion in December 2011.

In the fourth quarter of 2011, total value of merchandise export (MOP1.92 billion) grew by 14.6% year- on-year, and that of merchandise import (MOP17.88 billion) rose by 44.7%, resulting in a trade deficit of MOP15.97 billion.

For the whole year of 2011, total value of merchandise export increased slightly by 0.2% year-on-year to MOP6.97 billion. Total value of merchandise import expanded by 41.2% to MOP62.29 billion over 2010.

Merchandise trade deficit widened by 48.9% year-on-year to MOP55.32 billion in 2011; the exports/imports ratio that reflects the situation of import and export balance stood at 11.2%, down by 4.6 percentage points year-on-year. For the whole year of 2011, total value of external merchandise trade amounted to MOP69.26 billion, up by 35.6% compared with MOP51.08 billion in 2010.

TABLE 1 － PRINCIPAL INDICATORS OF EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE

Million MOP

2010 2011 Year-on-year %

Principal indicator

Dec. Q4 Jan. – Dec. Dec. Q4 Jan. – Dec. Dec. Q4 Jan. – Dec.

Exports 540.2 1 673.9 6 960.0 734.0 1 917.9 6 970.9 35.9 14.6 0.2 Domestic exports 202.3 627.9 2 389.8 224.9 631.1 2 390.2 11.1 0.5 0.0 Re-exports 337.9 1 046.0 4 570.2 509.2 1 286.8 4 580.7 50.7 23.0 0.2 Imports 4 548.4 12 357.1 44 118.4 6 438.7 17 884.4 62 288.9 41.6 44.7 41.2 Trade balance (Exp.-Imp.) -4 008.1 -10 683.2 -37 158.4 -5 704.7 -15 966.5 -55 318.0 -42.3 -49.5 -48.9 Exports/Imports ratio (%) 11.9 13.5 15.8 11.4 10.7 11.2 .. .. ..

.. Not applicable

In December 2011, exports of Textile & garment declined by 21.0% year-on-year, of which value of Knitted or crocheted garment and Textile fabrics decreased by 35.1% and 28.9% respectively. Exports of Non-textile grew by 54.4% year-on-year, of which value of Articles for casino soared by 399.6%.

In 2011, exports of Textile & garment fell by 17.7% to MOP1.34 billion; meanwhile, exports of Non- textile grew by 5.6% year-on-year to MOP5.63 billion, with that of Tobacco & wine and Machines & apparatus, parts & accessories thereof rising by 42.4% and 39.8% respectively, but exports of Diamond & diamond jewellery dropping by 63.3%.

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TABLE 2 － EXPORTS BY PRINCIPAL COMMODITY

Million MOP

Commodity

Dec. Jan. – Dec. Dec. Jan. – Dec. Dec. Jan. – Dec.

Total 540.2 6 960.0 734.0 6 970.9 35.9 0.2

Textile and garment 132.7 1 627.3 104.9 1 339.0 -21.0 -17.7

Of which:

Garment, not knitted or crocheted 48.5 559.1 48.8 558.4 0.7 -0.1 Garment, knitted or crocheted 61.0 755.1 39.6 511.3 -35.1 -32.3

Textile fabrics 12.7 189.1 9.0 155.0 -28.9 -18.0

Non-textile 407.5 5 332.7 629.2 5 631.9 54.4 5.6

Of which:

Tobacco and wine 82.6 470.3 71.0 669.6 -14.1 42.4

Machines and apparatus, parts

and accessories thereof 33.6 449.0 89.8 627.8 167.6 39.8

Copper and articles thereof 33.0 374.1 31.4 382.0 -4.8 2.1

Articles for casino 17.6 286.5 88.1 362.9 399.6 26.7

Clocks and watches 16.9 352.3 35.9 264.5 112.4 -24.9

Diamond and diamond jewellery 3.6 614.3 9.1 225.2 151.8 -63.3

Analysed by destination, merchandise export to Hong Kong (MOP3.11 billion) in 2011 increased by 3.5%, but that to Mainland China (MOP1.10 billion), the USA (MOP556 million) and the EU (MOP383 million) decreased by 0.4%, 28.9% and 6.4% respectively year-on-year.

TABLE 3 － EXPORTS BY COUNTRY / TERRITORY

Million MOP

Country / territory

Total 540.2 6 960.0 734.0 6 970.9 35.9 0.2

Hong Kong 216.1 3 002.6 357.3 3 108.9 65.3 3.5

Mainland China 75.8 1 102.4 109.2 1 097.9 44.1 -0.4

USA 50.6 782.1 52.9 555.8 4.6 -28.9

EU 44.2 409.4 35.2 383.3 -20.3 -6.4

Of which:

Germany 13.4 142.6 8.9 122.1 -33.6 -14.4

France 7.9 71.9 11.1 88.0 40.8 22.3

United Kingdom 6.1 64.4 3.5 47.2 -42.9 -26.8

Italy 0.8 15.5 1.6 13.4 88.5 -13.1

Japan 11.0 109.5 17.9 144.0 62.9 31.6

Vietnam 33.6 188.2 9.0 119.1 -73.2 -36.7

Taiwan, China 10.6 175.9 3.3 103.0 -69.0 -41.5

Mexico 5.6 94.9 1.7 65.6 -69.0 -30.9

Singapore 5.8 72.6 4.9 61.9 -16.0 -14.8

Canada 2.6 36.1 6.9 31.6 163.7 -12.4

Others 84.3 986.4 135.7 1 299.7 61.0 31.8

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No. 12 DSEC DECEMBER/2011 EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS

In December 2011, total merchandise import amounted to MOP6.44 billion, up by 41.6% year-on-year, with that of Capital goods rising by 47.9%.

In 2011, total value of merchandise import grew by 41.2% year-on-year to MOP62.29 billion, with that of Consumer goods (MOP38.48 billion) and Capital goods (MOP10.92 billion) rising by 46.6% and 57.1%

respectively year-on-year.

TABLE 4 － IMPORTS BY BROAD ECONOMIC CATEGORY

Million MOP

Commodity

Total 4 548.4 44 118.4 6 438.7 62 288.9 41.6 41.2

Consumer goods 2 832.6 26 244.7 4 051.8 38 480.8 43.0 46.6

Capital goods 818.1 6 948.9 1 210.4 10 919.9 47.9 57.1

Fuels and lubricants 391.5 5 263.2 530.7 6 583.7 35.6 25.1 Raw materials and

semi-manufactures 506.2 5 661.6 645.8 6 304.5 27.6 11.4

Analysed by imports of Consumer goods, in 2011, value of Food & beverages (MOP8.58 billion) expanded by 33.7% year-on-year; Other durable consumer goods (MOP13.31 billion) grew by 56.5%, with Gold jewellery (MOP6.66 billion) rising by 99.7%; Other semi-durable consumer goods (MOP8.49 billion) increased by 74.4%, with Handbags & wallets (MOP3.50 billion) surging by 114.8%.

TABLE 5 － IMPORTS OF CONSUMER GOODS

Million MOP

Category of consumer goods

Total 2 832.6 26 244.7 4 051.8 38 480.8 43.0 46.6

Household consumption goods 729.1 6 416.9 824.4 8 582.1 13.1 33.7 (food and beverages)

Motor cars and motorcycles 195.6 1 936.6 250.6 2 474.4 28.1 27.8 Other durable consumer goods 879.2 8 501.7 1 480.9 13 309.0 68.4 56.5

Of which:

Gold jewellery 381.5 3 332.4 786.0 6 656.3 106.0 99.7

Watches 268.2 2 776.9 422.7 3 940.3 57.6 41.9

Other semi-durable consumer goods 580.2 4 867.0 908.2 8 487.1 56.5 74.4 Of which:

Handbags and wallets 217.7 1 627.1 392.7 3 495.6 80.3 114.8

Footwear 80.8 748.5 118.5 1 228.9 46.6 64.2

Other non-durable consumer goods 448.5 4 522.5 587.8 5 628.2 31.1 24.5 Of which:

Beauty, cosmetic and skin-care 103.0 996.2 156.7 1 321.2 52.2 32.6 products

Tobacco 68.7 582.6 111.1 842.5 61.7 44.6

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EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS DECEMBER/2011 DSEC No.12

Within the imports of Capital goods, value of information technology products registered continuous growth in 2011, with that of Mobile phones (MOP4.30 billion) and Portable computers (MOP1.08 billion) soaring by 74.5% and 171.8% respectively year-on-year.

TABLE 6 － IMPORTS OF CAPITAL GOODS

Million MOP

Category of capital goods

Total 818.1 6 948.9 1 210.4 10 919.9 47.9 57.1

Of which:

Mobile phones 305.6 2 462.2 638.9 4 296.2 109.1 74.5

Portable computers 58.8 398.0 77.1 1 081.9 31.0 171.8

Computer hard disk 44.8 513.0 37.9 581.4 -15.5 13.3

Slot machines, parts

and accessories thereof 49.1 295.9 48.7 571.9 -0.9 93.3

Buses 3.2 58.0 6.2 357.2 95.0 516.2

In 2011, merchandise import from Mainland China (MOP19.12 billion), the EU (MOP15.51 billion) and Hong Kong (MOP7.59 billion) rose by 39.4%, 55.7% and 64.0% respectively year-on-year.

TABLE 7 － IMPORTS BY COUNTRY / TERRITORY

Million MOP

Country / territory

Total 4 548.4 44 118.4 6 438.7 62 288.9 41.6 41.2

Mainland China 1 364.1 13 718.3 2 045.8 19 120.9 50.0 39.4

EU 1 208.3 9 960.7 1 580.1 15 506.5 30.8 55.7

Of which:

France 514.6 4 039.8 603.9 6 302.1 17.4 56.0

Italy 301.5 2 071.5 531.4 4 706.7 76.2 127.2

Germany 141.6 1 321.5 150.3 1 546.0 6.1 17.0

United Kingdom 66.5 852.1 121.1 1 026.8 82.0 20.5

Hong Kong 441.2 4 627.9 833.6 7 588.3 89.0 64.0

Switzerland 311.3 3 312.5 501.0 4 466.2 60.9 34.8

Japan 348.8 3 812.1 350.7 3 911.2 0.6 2.6

USA 267.2 2 619.0 402.6 3 731.8 50.7 42.5

Singapore 69.3 838.6 75.1 1 356.9 8.3 61.8

Taiwan, China 90.4 1 078.3 122.3 1 329.5 35.3 23.3

Republic of Korea 67.9 645.7 102.6 970.7 51.0 50.3

Thailand 73.9 663.7 63.7 758.8 -13.9 14.3

Malaysia 41.8 541.6 66.2 691.6 58.4 27.7

Australia 62.9 421.4 67.7 658.6 7.6 56.3

Others 201.3 1 878.6 227.4 2 197.7 13.0 17.0

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No. 12 DSEC DECEMBER/2011 EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS

The following statistical tables are available for download from the 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

Note 1: Due to rounding, the total may not correspond to the sum of the 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 “Time Series Database” of our website.