Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service
TOURISM INDICATORS
JANUARY 2006
No. 1
Official Statistics. Reproduction of these data is allowed provided the source is quoted.
Statistics and Census Service
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VISITOR ARRIVALS
Attributable to the Chinese New Year holidays that took place in January 2006, number of visitor arrivals totalled 1,661,393, which represented a year-on-year increase of 18.5%. Visitors from Mainland China and Hong Kong increased 12.4% and 40.3% respectively compared with January 2005; however, visitors from Taiwan, China dropped 10.8%. Besides, same-day visitors accounted for 52.0% of the total arrivals, at 863,719.
In January, 54.2% of the arrivals from Mainland China travelled to Macao under the Individual Visit Scheme, at 502,423.
Compared with the same month of 2005, visitor arrivals by sea increased 28.7% to 611,640, with 576,738 of them arrived at the Outer Harbour, an increase of 25.1%. Arrivals by land were 971,957, up 14.0%; visitors entered Macao through the Border Gate increased 23.3%.
Arrivals by air rose 5.7% to 77,796 and 76,877 of them arrived at the Macao International Airport.
TABLE 1: VISITOR ARRIVALS BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE
January January 2006 Jan.-Jan.
Place of
residence 2005 2006 Δ% By sea By land By air 2005 2006 Δ%
TOTAL 1 401 439 1 661 393 18.55 611 640 971 957 77 796 1 401 439 1 661 393 18.55
East Asia 1 336 261 1 585 510 18.65 568 769 951 335 65 406 1 336 261 1 585 510 18.65
Mainland China 825 411 927 727 12.40 173 129 736 454 18 144 825 411 927 727 12.40
Hong Kong 376 955 528 975 40.33 360 644 166 731 1 600 376 955 528 975 40.33
Taiwan, China 104 506 93 254 -10.77 12 555 43 016 37 683 104 506 93 254 -10.77
Japan 16 031 16 696 4.15 14 017 2 148 531 16 031 16 696 4.15
Republic of Korea 12 988 18 451 42.06 8 335 2 692 7 424 12 988 18 451 42.06
Others 370 407 10.00 89 294 24 370 407 10.00
South Asia 2 132 2 544 19.32 1 632 710 202 2 132 2 544 19.32
Southeast Asia 30 427 35 596 16.99 15 279 11 144 9 173 30 427 35 596 16.99
Americas 13 714 15 892 15.88 10 177 4 277 1 438 13 714 15 892 15.88
Europe 11 551 13 146 13.81 9 829 2 173 1 144 11 551 13 146 13.81
Oceania 6 598 7 800 18.22 5 504 1 951 345 6 598 7 800 18.22
Others 756 905 19.71 450 367 88 756 905 19.71
Δ% Year-on-year percentage change
Visitor arrivals by place of residence January 2006
Others 6.8%
Taiwan, China 5.6%
Hong Kong 31.8%
Mainland China 55.8%
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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 Border Gate Checkpoint of CoTaia
Airport Helicopter
TOTAL 576 738 34 902 971 957 - 76 877 919
East Asia 535 411 33 358 951 335 - 64 630 776
Mainland China 151 576 21 553 736 454 - 17 832 312
Hong Kong 358 442 2 202 166 731 - 1 198 402
Taiwan, China 5 514 7 041 43 016 - 37 671 12
Japan 13 393 624 2 148 - 503 28
Republic of Korea 6 404 1 931 2 692 - 7 402 22
Others 82 - 294 - 24 -
South Asia 1 584 48 710 - 187 15
Southeast Asia 14 617 662 11 144 - 9 150 23
Americas 9 786 391 4 277 - 1 395 43
Europe 9 506 323 2 173 - 1 108 36
Oceania 5 406 98 1 951 - 335 10
Others 428 22 367 - 72 16
- Absolute value equals zero
aAll passages of this Checkpoint are temporarily closed since 17 September 2005 except that of cargo transport
TABLE 3: ARRIVALS OF SAME-DAY VISITORS BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE
Mode of transport Jan. – Jan.
Place of 2006 residence
Total Δ% By sea Δ% By land Δ% By air Δ% Total Δ%
TOTAL 863 719 17.53 250 802 25.55 567 498 16.26 45 419 -3.28 863 719 17.53
East Asia 828 794 17.60 228 514 27.97 559 070 16.25 41 210 -8.90 828 794 17.60
Mainland China 457 232 18.05 38 601 37.85 415 469 16.09 3 162 118.67 457 232 18.05
Hong Kong 270 568 30.06 167 811 22.78 102 083 44.27 674 10.86 270 568 30.06
Taiwan, China 80 455 -13.13 9 879 221.90 39 343 -21.46 31 233 -20.84 80 455 -13.13
Japan 9 657 0.48 8 174 4.05 1 305 -16.18 178 -10.10 9 657 0.48
Republic of Korea 10 774 52.91 4 033 36.02 782 40.39 5 959 69.10 10 774 52.91
Others 108 44.00 16 300.00 88 31.34 4 - 108 44.00
South Asia 968 15.51 650 14.64 264 7.76 54 107.69 968 15.51
Southeast Asia 14 044 16.72 6 904 -7.63 4 109 13.32 3 031 225.21 14 044 16.72
Americas 8 597 17.00 5 802 10.66 2 239 31.24 556 39.35 8 597 17.00
Europe 6 652 9.71 5 494 9.42 755 -1.44 403 46.01 6 652 9.71
Oceania 4 236 20.24 3 219 19.44 874 15.61 143 98.61 4 236 20.24
Others 428 28.14 219 11.73 187 57.14 22 15.79 428 28.14
Δ% Year-on-year percentage change - Absolute value equals zero