Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service
TOURISM INDICATORS
JUNE/2003
No. 6
Official Statistics. Reproduction of these data is allowed provided the source is quoted.
Statistics and Census Service
17th floor, “Dynasty Plaza” Bldg., 411-417 Alameda Dr. Carlos d’ Assumpção, Macao Tel: 3995311 Fax: 307825 Printed in July 2003
E-Mail:[email protected] Homepage: http://www.dsec.gov.mo
VISITOR ARRIVALS
Visitors gradually return to Macao as the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is brought under control. The year-on-year drop in visitor arrivals narrowed markedly from May to 5.4%
in June when total arrivals were recorded at 815,779. They came mainly from Hong Kong (48.4%), Mainland China (45.1%) and Taiwan (3.8%). Same-day visitors accounted for 47.9% of the total arrivals, at 390,943.
In the first half of 2003, there were 5,068,660 visitor arrivals, a decrease of 7.5% over the same period of 2002. Same-day visitors shared 46.6% of the total arrivals, with 2,360,455.
Compared with the first six months of 2002, the cumulative number of visitor arrivals by sea was 2,256,955 (-19.2%), in which 2,209,016 (-19.1%) arrived at the Outer Harbour. Arrivals by land totalled at 2,558,701 (+14.3%), among whom 2,461,502 (+15.0%) arrived through the Border Gate and 97,199 through the Checkpoint of CoTai. Arrivals by air reached 253,004 (-43.3%), of which 247,664 (-43.7%) arrived at the Macao International Airport.
VISITOR ARRIVALS BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE
June June 2003 June Jan. - Jun
2003 ∆%
Place of
residence 2002 2003 ∆% By sea By land By air
Same-day visitors 2002 2003 ∆%
TOTAL 862 670 815 779 -5.44 356 858 437 271 21 650 390 943 7.59 5 476 829 5 068 660 -7.45 East Asia 827 740 797 796 -3.62 347 485 430 506 19 805 384 403 10.68 5 261 697 4 917 753 -6.54 Mainland China 284 148 367 847 29.46 36 880 327 160 3 807 165 006 716.74 1 870 508 2 275 244 21.64 Hong Kong 402 443 394 655 -1.94 307 224 86 453 978 192 376 -4.88 2 547 414 2 178 976 -14.46 Taiwan 127 147 31 266 -75.41 1 119 15 238 14 909 25 154 -78.49 749 176 404 798 -45.97
Japan 11 337 2 556 -77.45 1 326 1 153 77 1 376 -79.47 69 142 41 021 -40.67
Republic of Korea 2 461 1 314 -46.61 905 388 21 450 -60.39 24 198 16 480 -31.90
Others 204 158 -22.55 31 114 13 41 -42.25 1 259 1 234 -1.99
South Asia 1 643 1 160 -29.40 477 616 67 276 -63.40 8 584 7 037 -18.02
Southeast Asia 13 030 7 105 -45.47 3 039 2 903 1 163 2 170 -56.37 75 903 55 309 -27.13
Americas 9 409 3 744 -60.21 1 965 1 469 310 1 764 -65.57 56 073 36 031 -35.74
Europe 7 816 4 192 -46.37 2 891 1 094 207 1 637 -55.97 53 381 36 256 -32.08
Oceania 2 694 1 466 -45.58 889 498 79 560 -58.33 18 895 13 940 -26.22
Others 338 316 -6.51 112 185 19 133 -11.92 2 296 2 334 1.66
∆ Rate of change
