Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service
TOURISM INDICATORS
OCTOBER 2006
No. 10
Official Statistics. Reproduction of these data is allowed provided the source is quoted.
Statistics and Census Service
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VISITOR ARRIVALS
In light of the benefits brought by the National Day holidays, the total number of visitor arrivals reached 1,989,828 in October 2006, another all-time record registered in a single month, representing a year-on-year increase of 19.6%. Visitors from Mainland China and Hong Kong grew 10.3% and 36.7% respectively, while those from Taiwan, China dropped slightly by 1.1%. In addition, same-day visitors accounted for 51.5% of the total arrivals, at 1,024,190.
In October, 48.6% of the visitor arrivals from Mainland China travelled to Macao under the Individual Visit Scheme, at 515,673.
In the first ten months of 2006, visitor arrivals totalled 17,885,622, up 15.9% over the same period of last year. Same-day visitors, at 9,234,055, made up 51.6% of the total.
Compared with the same period of last year, visitor arrivals by sea rose 13.7% to 6,253,904 in the first ten months of 2006, with 5,946,192 arriving at the Outer Harbour. Cumulative arrivals through the Border Gate soared 25.6% to 10,620,949. Arrivals by air totalled 1,010,769 (+15.7%), with 1,002,561 arrived at the Macao International Airport (+16.0%).
TABLE 1: VISITOR ARRIVALS BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE
Oct. Oct. 2006 Jan.- Oct.
Place of residence
2005 2006 Δ% By sea By land By air 2005 2006 Δ%
TOTAL 1 663 623 1 989 828 19.61 656 884 1 221 707 111 237 15 438 078 17 885 622 15.85 East Asia 1 585 045 1 861 268 17.43 591 381 1 182 444 87 443 14 764 135 16 920 105 14.60 Mainland China 962 702 1 061 697 10.28 151 467 887 569 22 661 8 603 807 9 773 828 13.60 Hong Kong 469 259 641 486 36.70 402 452 237 120 1 914 4 653 326 5 638 262 21.17 Taiwan, China 129 603 128 214 -1.07 14 993 53 300 59 921 1 271 645 1 201 477 -5.52 Japan 12 991 18 184 39.97 15 131 2 556 497 135 571 172 977 27.59 Republic of Korea 9 594 11 394 18.76 7 238 1 728 2 428 95 390 130 352 36.65
Others 896 293 -67.30 100 171 22 4 396 3 209 -27.00
South Asia 2 865 4 027 40.56 2 684 1 108 235 26 201 34 050 29.96 Southeast Asia 33 769 70 367 108.38 25 652 25 386 19 329 302 077 527 357 74.58 Americas 17 715 22 723 28.27 14 831 5 906 1 986 146 602 173 343 18.24 Europe 17 061 20 958 22.84 15 619 3 804 1 535 131 784 151 054 14.62
Oceania 6 090 8 132 33.53 5 805 1 909 418 58 376 66 647 14.17
Others 1 078 2 353 118.27 912 1 150 291 8 903 13 066 46.76
Δ% Year-on-year percentage change
Visitor arrivals by place of residence October 2006
Others 8.0%
Taiwan, China 6.4%
Hong Kong 32.2%
Mainland China 53.4%
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TABLE 2: VISITOR ARRIVALS BY MODE OF TRANSPORT AND PLACE OF RESIDENCE
Mode of transport
By sea By land By air
Place of residence
Outer Harbour Inner Harbour Checkpoint of Border Gate
Checkpoint of CoTai a
Airport Heliport
TOTAL 623 235 33 649 1 221 707 - 110 093 1 144
East Asia 560 214 31 167 1 182 444 - 86 569 874
Mainland China 134 659 16 808 887 569 - 22 330 331
Hong Kong 399 960 2 492 237 120 - 1 430 484
Taiwan, China 5 137 9 856 53 300 - 59 905 16
Japan 14 330 801 2 556 - 476 21
Republic of Korea 6 032 1 206 1 728 - 2 406 22
Others 96 4 171 - 22 -
South Asia 2 617 67 1 108 - 228 7
Southeast Asia 24 546 1 106 25 386 - 19 288 41
Americas 14 222 609 5 906 - 1 893 93
Europe 15 100 519 3 804 - 1 438 97
Oceania 5 698 107 1 909 - 399 19
Others 838 74 1 150 - 278 13
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All passages of this Checkpoint, except that of cargo transport, are temporarily closed since 17 September 2005 Absolute value equals zero
TABLE 3: ARRIVALS OF SAME-DAY VISITORS BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE
Mode of transport Jan. – Oct.
2006 Place of
residence
Total Δ% By sea Δ% By land Δ% By air Δ% Total Δ%
TOTAL 1 024 190 16.63 274 786 12.42 681 496 18.97 67 908 11.55 9 234 055 14.75 East Asia 969 309 15.03 243 388 10.62 667 175 18.04 58 746 2.26 8 803 401 13.65 Mainland China 498 328 8.12 32 037 -24.42 461 903 10.87 4 388 130.22 4 592 043 14.39 Hong Kong 343 401 34.37 188 419 15.90 154 093 66.55 889 90.77 2 982 656 20.45 Taiwan, China 112 613 -2.58 11 981 47.02 48 933 -9.40 51 699 -3.26 1 063 647 -6.15
Japan 9 314 42.66 7 650 53.49 1 455 6.05 209 20.81 94 885 27.80
Republic of Korea 5 591 39.84 3 294 72.10 739 18.24 1 558 6.79 69 303 48.23
Others 62 -42.59 7 -50.00 52 -42.86 3 - 867 -8.93
South Asia 1 280 9.03 885 25.18 346 32.57 49 -76.21 11 963 18.54
Southeast Asia 27 132 121.63 10 528 64.94 8 904 153.89 7 700 227.38 212 417 90.74 Americas 11 163 17.73 7 877 15.70 2 615 21.91 671 26.84 88 237 13.36 Europe 10 462 17.79 8 745 13.70 1 154 24.22 563 114.89 77 553 15.65
Oceania 3 948 20.99 3 086 16.28 735 31.72 127 149.02 34 508 9.89
Others 896 106.93 277 55.62 567 147.60 52 100.00 5 976 57.18
Δ% Year-on-year percentage change - Absolute value equals zero
