EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS AUGUST 2018

Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service

EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS AUGUST 2018

Principal indicators

Exports (Million MOP) Domestic exports Re-exports Imports Total trade Trade balance

Principal merchandise export

Textiles & garments (Million MOP) Garments, not knitted or crocheted Garments, knitted or crocheted Non-textiles

Machines, apparatus & parts Watches

Milk powder

Diamond & diamond jewellery

Principal merchandise import

Food & beverages (Million MOP) Gold jewellery

Garments & footwear Fuels & lubricants Watches Mobile phones

Handbags & wallets Construction materials

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41.9 45.9

440.1 469.4 898.3 42.7

33.0

2018.09

156.2 Current

month

Year-on-year

(%) Cumulative 8,134.0

Year-on-year (%)

-50,251.1 66,519.2 58,385.1 7,091.7 1,042.3 1,019.4

-21.9 23.0

Merchandise export and import amounted to MOP1.02 billion and MOP7.58 billion, up by 26.7% and 22.5% respectively year-on-year. Merchandise trade deficit totalled MOP6.56 billion.

In the first eight months of 2018, merchandise export rose by 7.9% year-on-year, of which re-exports increased by 11.1% but domestic exports decreased by 9.8%; meanwhile, merchandise import grew by 24.0%. External merchandise trade went up by 21.7% year-on-year to MOP66.52 billion. Merchandise trade deficit widened further to MOP50.25 billion.

Merchandise export to Mainland China fell by 3.6% year-on-year to MOP1.37 billion in the first eight months of 2018, with exports to the Nine Provinces of the Pan Pearl River Delta rising by 5.5%. Analysed by place of consignment, merchandise import from Mainland China rose by 13.9% year-on-year to MOP8.75 billion, of which imports from the Nine Provinces of the Pan Pearl River Delta increased by 15.9%.

109.8

22.5

Cumulative Year-on-year

(%) 30.9

0.7 26.7

-6,556.9 8,595.7 7,576.3 906.9 112.5

Current month 78.4

Year-on-year (%)

11.1 -9.8 7.9

Year-on-year (%)

-27.0 21.7 24.0

-10.8 41.9 27.9 105.1 11.0 -34.3 -23.1 -26.4

-36.2 15.1 -15.4

Cumulative Year-on-year

(%)

-15.0 20.6 11.2 191.3 -12.3 145.4 46.2 32.2

1,587.3 7,668.1 203.4 215.1 465.9

25.5

39.6 -10.7 66.7 Current

month

181.0 298.1 449.0 195.9 525.6 664.2 791.7 765.9 1,228.3

33.3 29.6

4,776.3 4,905.6 5,055.3 8,768.8

25.4 20.6 53.1 82.5 32.0 15.6 24.1 21.1 14.3

1,445.7 2,639.9 3,013.3 4,275.7 4,377.3

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12.2 13.5

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000

Oct. Dec. Feb. Apr. Jun. Aug.

Total external trade Exports/imports ratio Million MOP %

2017 2018

Total external trade and exports/imports ratio

155 110

39 0 30

50 100 150 200 250 300

Oct. Dec. Feb. Apr. Jun. Aug.

Machines, appar. & parts Watches Copper & articles thereof Tobacco

2017 2018

Million MOP

Re-exports : Domestic exports :

Principal merchandise export

1,228

792 766

0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400

Oct. Dec. Feb. Apr. Jun. Aug.

Food & beverages Garments & footwear Gold jewellery

2017 2018

Million MOP

Principal merchandise import

Principal merchandise export destinations

Mainland China (Million MOP) Hong Kong

European Union France Germany Vietnam USA India

Principal merchandise import origins

Mainland China (Million MOP) Hong Kong

European Union Italy France Japan Switzerland USA

Historical data of external merchandise trade for August

Exports (Million MOP) Domestic exports Re-exports Imports Total trade Trade balance Exports/Imports ratio (%)

Sources of data: Macao Customs Service, Macau EDI Van S.A.

Note: Exports and imports are generally compiled by place of destination and origin respectively.

Note: Meanwhile, place of consignment is adopted in the compilation of import data for the provinces of Mainland China.

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2│External Merchandise Trade Statistics

303.4 529.2 644.0 779.5 614.7 2,088.4 695.3 2,355.7 Current

month

5.6 17.1 63.7 84.0 -12.5

9.2 29.8 54.9 29.6 19.4 Year-on-year

(%)

24.6 17.5 Year-on-year

(%)

2,202.0 4,632.3 4,926.9 4,825.3 5,396.3 14,868.7 4,648.2 19,796.3 Cumulative

21.3 10.2 27.8

23.8

8.4 12.9 -3.6 Year-on-year

(%)

2015

13.2 -5,900.8 7,696.5 6,798.7 782.5 -50.8

697.8 26.4 91.3 83.8 60.8 -2.5 Year-on-year

(%)

4.2 4.2 11.5

2012 2013

132.2 5,064.5 1,368.0 Cumulative

1.1 6.0

49.3 -19.4 375.2 -17.7 -20.4

40.2 89.7 91.2 19.1 35.9 11.7

631.8 182.0 Current

month

5,077.8

-6,391.9 7,889.1 7,140.5 598.2 150.4 748.6

13.8 -5,138.6 6,778.4 5,958.5 631.3 188.6 819.9

10.4 -6,170.4 7,605.5 6,888.0 543.4 174.2 717.5

2017 2016

August 2018

14.7 -5,648.8 7,593.2 6,621.0 747.8 224.4 972.2

13.0 -5,380.7 6,989.8 6,185.2 692.9 115.3

897.8 2014

10.5

European Union 1.6%

Vietnam 1.1%

USA 1.1%

India 0.5%

Mainland China 16.8%

Hong Kong 62.3%

Others 16.6%

Merchandise export destinations (Cumulative)

Mainland China 33.9%

Hong Kong France 8.0%

8.3%

Italy 9.2%

Switzerland 7.9%

USA 3.8%

Japan 8.4%

Others 20.5%

Merchandise import origins (Cumulative)