EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS OCTOBER/2012

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Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service

EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS

OCTOBER/2012 No. 10

Total merchandise export for October 2012 amounted to MOP637 million, up by 19.4% year-on-year, of which value of re-exports (MOP472 million) increased by 36.6%, but that of domestic exports (MOP165 million) decreased by 12.2%. Total merchandise import amounted to MOP5.92 billion, up by 9.5% year-on- year. Merchandise trade deficit amounted to MOP5.28 billion for October 2012.

From January to October 2012, total value of merchandise export increased by 21.5% year-on-year to MOP6.79 billion, of which value of re-exports increased by 33.8%, but that of domestic exports decreased by 1.5%. Total value of merchandise import grew by 16.8% to MOP58.18 billion over the same period of 2011.

Merchandise trade deficit for the first ten months of 2012 amounted to MOP51.39 billion. From January to October 2012, total value of external merchandise trade reached MOP64.97 billion, up by 17.3%

compared with MOP55.40 billion a year earlier.

TABLE 1 － PRINCIPAL INDICATORS OF EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE

Million MOP

2011 2012 Year-on-year %

Principal indicator

Oct. Jan. – Oct. Oct. Jan. – Oct. Oct. Jan. – Oct.

Exports 533.3 5 586.3 636.9 6 786.4 19.4 21.5

Domestic exports 187.8 1 946.9 164.9 1 917.8 -12.2 -1.5

Re-exports 345.5 3 639.3 472.0 4 868.6 36.6 33.8

Imports 5 408.1 49 812.5 5 921.9 58 180.3 9.5 16.8

Trade balance (Exp.-Imp.) -4 874.8 -44 226.3 -5 285.0 -51 394.0 -8.4 -16.2

Exports/Imports ratio (%) 9.9 11.2 10.8 11.7 . . . .

In October 2012, exports of Textiles & garments declined by 11.8% year-on-year, of which value of Non-knitted or non-crocheted garments and Textile fabrics decreased by 14.1% and 44.6% respectively.

Exports of Non-textiles increased by 25.3% year-on-year, of which value of Machines & apparatus, parts

& accessories thereof surged by 232.4%.

In the first ten months of 2012, exports of Textiles & garments fell by 21.4% year-on-year to MOP892 million; meanwhile, exports of Non-textiles grew by 32.4% to MOP5.89 billion, with that of Machines & apparatus, parts & accessories thereof and Articles for casino soaring by 168.7% and 39.8% respectively.

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TABLE 2 － EXPORTS BY PRINCIPAL COMMODITY

Million MOP

Commodity

Total 533.3 5 586.3 636.9 6 786.4 19.4 21.5

Textiles and garments 84.4 1 135.1 74.5 891.7 -11.8 -21.4 Garments, not knitted or crocheted 38.4 474.3 33.0 409.3 -14.1 -13.7 Garments, knitted or crocheted 28.0 428.2 28.7 341.3 2.4 -20.3

Textile fabrics 10.2 134.6 5.6 57.4 -44.6 -57.4

Non-textiles 448.8 4 451.1 562.4 5 894.7 25.3 32.4

Machines and apparatus, parts

and accessories thereof 33.4 449.7 111.1 1 208.3 232.4 168.7

Tobacco and wine 55.6 531.2 46.5 629.4 -16.4 18.5

Copper and articles thereof 25.0 322.4 31.9 319.1 27.8 -1.0

Articles for casino 18.3 211.4 24.2 295.6 32.1 39.8

Diamond and diamond jewellery 32.9 209.4 2.3 188.2 -93.1 -10.1

Clocks and watches 19.6 216.9 6.7 177.4 -65.8 -18.2

Analysed by destination, merchandise export to Hong Kong (MOP3.45 billion) and Mainland China (MOP1.12 billion) in the first ten months of 2012 increased by 42.3% and 25.1% respectively year-on-year, while export to the USA (MOP421 million) and the EU (MOP261 million) decreased by 8.3% and 19.0%

respectively.

TABLE 3 － EXPORTS BY COUNTRY / TERRITORY

Million MOP

Country / territory

Total 533.3 5 586.3 636.9 6 786.4 19.4 21.5

Hong Kong 253.4 2 422.7 300.3 3 446.7 18.5 42.3

Mainland China 78.8 891.9 131.4 1 116.1 66.9 25.1

USA 34.1 459.1 36.0 420.9 5.6 -8.3

EU 27.3 322.0 15.3 260.7 -43.8 -19.0

Germany 9.1 109.3 3.9 70.0 -57.2 -35.9

France 7.1 66.9 2.1 39.6 -70.7 -40.9

United Kingdom 2.9 40.8 2.6 30.6 -10.2 -24.9

Italy 0.4 10.3 1.4 16.1 252.4 56.7

Japan 14.5 113.3 11.7 130.7 -19.1 15.4

Vietnam 4.2 105.6 2.2 105.7 -48.5 0.1

Singapore 3.8 44.0 5.8 49.0 50.7 11.5

Canada 2.6 21.0 2.4 46.2 -8.9 120.1

Australia 1.6 32.2 1.6 43.9 -1.0 36.1

Others 113.0 1 174.6 130.2 1 166.5 15.2 -0.7

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In October 2012, total merchandise import amounted to MOP5.92 billion, up by 9.5% year-on-year, with that of Capital goods rising by 55.1%.

In the first ten months of 2012, total value of merchandise import grew by 16.8% year-on-year to MOP58.18 billion, with that of Consumer goods (MOP35.61 billion) and Capital goods (MOP10.54 billion) rising by 16.2% and 22.3% respectively.

TABLE 4 － IMPORTS BY BROAD ECONOMIC CATEGORY

Million MOP

Commodity

Total 5 408.1 49 812.5 5 921.9 58 180.3 9.5 16.8

Consumer goods 3 625.0 30 635.0 3 633.3 35 612.2 0.2 16.2

Capital goods 706.5 8 621.4 1 095.5 10 541.0 55.1 22.3

Fuels and lubricants 541.2 5 526.8 658.1 6 399.3 21.6 15.8 Raw materials and

semi-manufactures 535.4 5 029.3 534.9 5 627.8 -0.1 11.9

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

motorcycles (MOP2.69 billion) grew by 40.0% year-on-year; Other durable consumer goods (MOP13.15 billion) expanded by 25.9%, with Watches (MOP4.27 billion) rising by 35.8%; Other semi-durable consumer goods (MOP7.86 billion) increased by 15.4%, with Footwear (MOP1.17 billion) rising by 17.8%.

TABLE 5 － IMPORTS OF CONSUMER GOODS

Million MOP

Category of consumer goods

Total 3 625.0 30 635.0 3 633.3 35 612.2 0.2 16.2

Household consumption goods 706.2 6 968.1 727.0 7 031.9 2.9 0.9 (food and beverages)

Motor cars and motorcycles 247.0 1 919.5 268.9 2 686.5 8.9 40.0 Other durable consumer goods 1 327.1 10 442.8 1 255.2 13 151.3 -5.4 25.9 Gold jewellery 731.3 5 131.5 658.1 6 178.2 -10.0 20.4

Watches 351.5 3 143.0 406.6 4 269.7 15.7 35.8

Other semi-durable consumer goods 828.8 6 806.0 851.0 7 855.6 2.7 15.4 Handbags and wallets 349.0 2 692.3 342.4 3 138.1 -1.9 16.6

Footwear 142.8 996.0 114.1 1 172.8 -20.1 17.8

Other non-durable consumer goods 515.9 4 498.6 531.2 4 886.9 3.0 8.6 Beauty, cosmetic and 133.5 1 038.2 156.3 1 269.0 17.1 22.2 skin-care products

Tobacco 80.2 643.1 36.4 380.1 -54.6 -40.9

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Within the imports of Capital goods, in the first ten months of 2012, value of Mobile phones (MOP4.77 billion) and Computer hard disks (MOP681 million) increased by 49.3% and 28.9% respectively year-on-year.

TABLE 6 － IMPORTS OF CAPITAL GOODS

Million MOP

Commodity

Total 706.5 8 621.4 1 095.5 10 541.0 55.1 22.3

Mobile phones 240.9 3 196.1 546.3 4 771.6 126.8 49.3

Portable computers 61.7 919.1 66.6 946.2 7.8 3.0

Computer hard disks 38.8 528.1 52.7 680.6 35.8 28.9 Slot machines, parts

and accessories thereof

38.1 450.8 28.8 567.4 -24.3 25.9

In the first ten months of 2012, merchandise import from Mainland China (MOP18.81 billion) and the EU (MOP13.72 billion) rose by 23.2% and 11.0% respectively year-on-year; the increase of merchandise import from Hong Kong (MOP6.78 billion) moderated to 14.2%.

TABLE 7 － IMPORTS BY COUNTRY / TERRITORY

Million MOP

Country / territory

Total 5 408.1 49 812.5 5 921.9 58 180.3 9.5 16.8

Mainland China 1 565.6 15 264.9 1 834.4 18 807.1 17.2 23.2

EU 1 402.0 12 358.0 1 507.5 13 717.1 7.5 11.0

France 508.9 5 117.7 495.8 5 115.0 -2.6 -0.1

Italy 505.1 3 644.4 511.7 4 452.1 1.3 22.2

United Kingdom 104.0 785.1 222.8 1 411.5 114.3 79.8

Germany 122.9 1 220.3 153.6 1 371.4 25.0 12.4

Hong Kong 755.7 5 938.2 656.0 6 782.8 -13.2 14.2

Switzerland 417.0 3 568.9 469.1 4 624.6 12.5 29.6

Japan 371.7 3 180.5 386.4 3 531.8 4.0 11.0

USA 276.0 2 936.8 341.2 2 959.6 23.6 0.8

Korea, Republic of 78.5 763.0 158.1 1 414.4 101.3 85.4

Singapore 85.0 1 193.6 83.4 1 257.0 -2.0 5.3

Taiwan, China 98.3 1 078.7 98.9 1 113.2 0.6 3.2

Malaysia 51.8 583.4 65.4 777.0 26.3 33.2

Thailand 63.1 638.3 73.2 744.4 16.1 16.6

Others 243.2 2 308.3 248.3 2 451.4 2.1 6.2

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No.10 DSEC OCTOBER/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.