EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS

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Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service

EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS

DECEMBER/2012 No. 12

Total merchandise export for December 2012 amounted to MOP683 million, down by 7.0% year-on- year, of which value of re-exports (MOP492 million) and domestic exports (MOP190 million) decreased by 3.3% and 15.4% respectively. Total merchandise import amounted to MOP6.62 billion, up by 2.9% year-on- year. Merchandise trade deficit widened to MOP5.94 billion for December 2012.

In the fourth quarter of 2012, total value of merchandise export (MOP2.01 billion) and merchandise import (MOP18.82 billion) increased by 4.8% and 5.3% respectively year-on-year, resulting in a trade deficit of MOP16.81 billion.

For the whole year of 2012, total value of merchandise export increased by 17.1% year-on-year to MOP8.16 billion, mainly due to a 28.2% increase in re-exports, but domestic exports decreased by 4.4%.

Total value of merchandise import grew by 13.9% to MOP70.93 billion over 2011.

Merchandise trade deficit widened by 13.5% year-on-year to MOP62.77 billion in 2012; the exports/imports ratio that reflects the situation of import and export balance stood at 11.5%, up slightly by 0.3 percentage points year-on-year. For the whole year of 2012, total value of external merchandise trade amounted to MOP79.09 billion, up by 14.2% compared with MOP69.26 billion in 2011.

TABLE 1 － PRINCIPAL INDICATORS OF EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE

Million MOP

2011 2012 Year-on-year %

Principal indicator

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

Exports 734.0 1 917.9 6 970.9 682.6 2 010.2 8 159.7 -7.0 4.8 17.1

Domestic exports 224.9 631.1 2 390.2 190.1 532.1 2 285.0 -15.4 -15.7 -4.4

Re-exports 509.2 1 286.8 4 580.7 492.4 1 478.1 5 874.7 -3.3 14.9 28.2

Imports 6 438.7 17 884.4 62 288.9 6 624.2 18 823.8 70 927.8 2.9 5.3 13.9 Trade balance (Exp.-Imp.) -5 704.7 -15 966.5 -55 318.0 -5 941.6 -16 813.6 -62 768.1 -4.2 -5.3 -13.5

Exports/Imports ratio (%) 11.4 10.7 11.2 10.3 10.7 11.5 .. .. ..

In December 2012, exports of Textiles & garments declined by 25.4% year-on-year, of which value of Non-knitted or non-crocheted garments and Textile fabrics decreased by 31.7% and 51.6%

respectively. Exports of Non-textiles dropped by 3.9% year-on-year, of which value of Articles for casino slid by 71.9%.

In 2012, exports of Textiles & garments fell by 21.3% year-on-year to MOP1.05 billion; meanwhile, exports of Non-textiles grew by 26.2% to MOP7.11 billion, with that of Machines & apparatus, parts &

accessories thereof and Travel goods & handbags soaring by 127.1% and 110.1% respectively.

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TABLE 2 － EXPORTS BY PRINCIPAL COMMODITY

Million MOP

2011 2012 Year-on-year %

Commodity

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

Total 734.0 6 970.9 682.6 8 159.7 -7.0 17.1

Textiles and garments 104.9 1 339.0 78.3 1 053.4 -25.4 -21.3 Garments, not knitted or crocheted 48.8 558.4 33.3 477.8 -31.7 -14.4 Garments, knitted or crocheted 39.6 511.3 33.6 411.5 -15.1 -19.5

Textile fabrics 9.0 155.0 4.4 66.7 -51.6 -57.0

Non-textiles 629.2 5 631.9 604.3 7 106.2 -3.9 26.2

Machines and apparatus, parts

and accessories thereof 89.8 627.8 97.6 1 426.0 8.6 127.1

Tobacco and wine 71.0 669.6 80.6 768.3 13.6 14.8

Copper and articles thereof 31.4 382.0 27.2 371.5 -13.3 -2.7

Articles for casino 87.9 356.2 24.7 365.0 -71.9 2.5

Travel goods and handbags 7.6 100.5 17.9 211.1 134.7 110.1 Diamond and diamond jewellery 9.1 225.2 9.9 199.8 9.8 -11.3

Analysed by destination, merchandise export to Hong Kong (MOP4.10 billion) and Mainland China (MOP1.37 billion) in 2012 increased by 31.7% and 24.7% respectively year-on-year, while export to the USA (MOP507 million) and the EU (MOP316 million) decreased by 8.7% and 17.7% respectively.

TABLE 3 － EXPORTS BY COUNTRY / TERRITORY

Million MOP

Country / territory

Total 734.0 6 970.9 682.6 8 159.7 -7.0 17.1

Hong Kong 357.3 3 108.9 314.7 4 095.4 -11.9 31.7

Mainland China 109.2 1 097.9 132.3 1 369.0 21.1 24.7

USA 52.9 555.8 37.2 507.3 -29.6 -8.7

EU 35.2 383.3 30.8 315.5 -12.6 -17.7

Germany 8.9 122.1 7.2 81.9 -19.4 -32.9

France 11.1 88.0 8.1 55.2 -27.4 -37.2

United Kingdom 3.5 47.2 2.1 34.2 -39.9 -27.4

Italy 1.6 13.4 0.2 17.2 -89.0 27.7

Japan 17.9 144.0 15.2 162.2 -14.8 12.6

Vietnam 9.0 119.1 25.4 135.8 182.4 14.0

Singapore 4.9 61.9 5.8 63.1 18.4 2.0

Australia 0.8 38.1 0.3 50.5 -69.5 32.4

Others 146.7 1 461.9 120.9 1 460.9 -17.6 -0.1

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No.12 DSEC DECEMBER/2012 EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS

In December 2012, total merchandise import amounted to MOP6.62 billion, up by 2.9% year-on-year, with that of Fuels & lubricants rising by 16.9%, but that of Raw materials & semi-manufactures dropping by 2.6%.

In 2012, total value of merchandise import grew by 13.9% year-on-year to MOP70.93 billion, with that of Consumer goods (MOP43.36 billion) and Capital goods (MOP13.16 billion) rising by 12.3% and 21.5%

respectively.

TABLE 4 － IMPORTS BY BROAD ECONOMIC CATEGORY

Million MOP

Commodity

Total 6 438.7 62 288.9 6 624.2 70 927.8 2.9 13.9

Consumer goods 4 059.9 38 604.9 4 061.7 43 356.2 0^# 12.3 Capital goods 1 206.0 10 834.4 1 316.2 13 161.6 9.1 21.5 Fuels and lubricants 530.7 6 583.7 620.6 7 628.1 16.9 15.9 Raw materials and

semi-manufactures 642.1 6 265.8 625.6 6 781.8 -2.6 8.2

Analysed by imports of Consumer goods, in 2012, value of Motor cars & motorcycles (MOP3.31 billion) grew by 33.9% year-on-year; Other durable consumer goods (MOP15.87 billion) expanded by 19.3%, with Watches (MOP5.15 billion) rising by 30.6%; Other semi-durable consumer goods (MOP9.58 billion) increased by 11.1%, with Footwear (MOP1.44 billion) rising by 17.1%. However, value of Tobacco (MOP508 million) fell by 39.7%.

TABLE 5 － IMPORTS OF CONSUMER GOODS

Million MOP

Category of consumer goods

Total 4 059.9 38 604.9 4 061.7 43 356.2 0^# 12.3

Household consumption goods 824.4 8 582.1 739.4 8 569.9 -10.3 -0.1 (food and beverages)

Motor cars and motorcycles 250.6 2 474.4 327.6 3 312.5 30.8 33.9 Other durable consumer goods 1 478.7 13 299.9 1 496.0 15 870.9 1.2 19.3 Gold jewellery 786.0 6 656.3 539.6 7 371.1 -31.3 10.7

Watches 422.7 3 940.3 530.9 5 145.8 25.6 30.6

Other semi-durable consumer goods 918.4 8 620.4 941.6 9 579.7 2.5 11.1 Handbags and wallets 392.7 3 495.6 336.0 3 767.9 -14.4 7.8

Footwear 118.5 1 228.9 150.3 1 439.6 26.9 17.1

Other non-durable consumer goods 587.8 5 628.2 557.1 6 023.3 -5.2 7.0 Beauty, cosmetic and skin-care 156.7 1 321.2 173.7 1 618.7 10.9 22.5 products

Tobacco 111.1 842.5 68.1 507.9 -38.7 -39.7

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Within the imports of Capital goods, in 2012, value of Mobile phones (MOP6.08 billion) and Computer hard disks (MOP819 million) increased by 41.5% and 40.8% respectively year-on-year.

TABLE 6 － IMPORTS OF CAPITAL GOODS

Million MOP

Commodity

Total 1 206.0 10 834.4 1 316.2 13 161.6 9.1 21.5

Mobile phones 638.9 4 296.2 596.7 6 079.8 -6.6 41.5

Portable computers 77.1 1 081.9 114.1 1 158.2 48.0 7.1 Computer hard disks 37.9 581.4 94.2 818.8 148.7 40.8 Slot machines, parts

and accessories thereof

48.7 571.9 56.9 681.6 16.8 19.2

In 2012, merchandise import from Mainland China (MOP23.20 billion), the EU (MOP16.65 billion) and Hong Kong (MOP8.21 billion) rose by 21.3%, 7.4% and 8.2% respectively year-on-year.

TABLE 7 － IMPORTS BY COUNTRY / TERRITORY

Million MOP

Country / territory

Total 6 438.7 62 288.9 6 624.2 70 927.8 2.9 13.9

Mainland China 2 045.8 19 120.9 2 195.9 23 199.4 7.3 21.3

EU 1 580.1 15 506.5 1 550.8 16 647.3 -1.9 7.4

France 603.9 6 302.1 549.0 6 196.4 -9.1 -1.7

Italy 531.4 4 706.7 520.1 5 386.5 -2.1 14.4

Germany 150.3 1 546.0 168.2 1 710.7 11.9 10.7

United Kingdom 121.1 1 026.8 175.6 1 691.5 45.0 64.7

Hong Kong 833.6 7 588.3 682.9 8 211.1 -18.1 8.2

Switzerland 501.0 4 466.2 603.8 5 608.4 20.5 25.6

Japan 350.7 3 911.2 380.5 4 244.0 8.5 8.5

USA 402.6 3 731.8 339.1 3 679.6 -15.8 -1.4

Korea, Republic of 102.6 970.7 136.9 1 695.3 33.5 74.6

Singapore 75.1 1 356.9 118.4 1 470.6 57.7 8.4

Taiwan, China 122.3 1 329.5 190.1 1 403.1 55.4 5.5

Thailand 63.7 758.8 102.6 930.4 61.1 22.6

Malaysia 66.2 691.6 61.9 892.4 -6.5 29.0

Others 295.1 2 856.4 261.4 2 946.2 -11.4 3.1

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No.12 DSEC DECEMBER/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

0^# Magnitude less than half of the unit employed 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.