In the first quarter of 2003, per-capita spending of visitors increased by 3% over the same period of 2002 to MOP1,393. Per-capita spending of visitors from Mainland China topped the list, with MOP2,337. Per-capita spending of tourists remained the same over the first quarter of 2002, at MOP1,725; while same-day visitors spent MOP 382, up 2%.
Compared with the first quarter of 2002, per-capita spending of visitors arrived by land and by air increased to MOP1,642 (+24%) and MOP3,413 (+7%) respectively, while that of visitors arrived by sea decreased by 2% to MOP1,219. Per-capita spending of visitors from Mainland China was the highest among those arrived by sea (MOP2,085), by land (MOP2,267) and by air (MOP4,495).
Table 1 : Per-capita spending of visitors by place of residence
1st Quarter 1st Quarter 1st Quarter 2003
2002 2003 By sea By land By air
Place of residence
MOP
∆%
MOP
Total 1 357 1 393 3 1 219 1 642 3 413
Mainland China 2 493 2 337 -6 2 085 2 267 4 495
Hong Kong 911 885 -3 919 480 ~
Taiwan 1 058 1 162 10 1 012 747 1 720
Japan 869 685 -21 685 ~ ~
Southeast Asia 1 322 1 087 -18 1 087 ~ ~
Europe 908 639 -30 639 ~ ~
Americas 1 091 809 -26 809 ~ ~
Oceania 1 096 781 -29 781 ~ ~
Per-capita non-shopping and shopping spending
In the first quarter of 2003, per-capita non-shopping spending of visitors was MOP768, a drop of 1% compared with the first quarter of 2002. Spending on “Food and beverage” took the largest share, followed by “Accommodation”; they accounted for 41% and 35% of the total non-shopping spending respectively.
On the other hand, per-capita shopping spending of visitors was MOP625, a rise of 8% over the first quarter of 2002. Both spending on “Jewellery and watches” and “Chinese pastry, candy and food”
(each 26%) were the largest shares in shopping spending.
Although gambling spending is not considered in the per-capita spending of visitors, 53% of all interviewed visitors reported that they gambled during their stay in Macao.
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Table 2 : Visitor spending by type of expensea
1st Quarter 1st Quarter 1st Quarter 2003
2002 2003 By sea By land By air
Type of expense
MOP
∆ %
MOP
Per-capita spending 1 357 1 393 3 1 219 1 642 3 413
Non-shopping spending 777 768 -1 736 654 1 705
Accommodation 263 266 1 240 240 796
Food and beverage 320 313 -2 296 289 685
Local transport 47 47 - 43 49 101
Outbound transportb 96 101 5 117 47 29
Entertainment and others 51 40 -22 39 29 94
Shopping spending 579 625 8 483 988 1 709
Clothing and fabrics 106 113 7 75 166 575
Jewellery and watches 166 163 -2 122 309 332
Chinese pastry, candy and food 166 161 -3 164 152 154
Others 141 187 33 122 362 649
Column totals may not add up to the amounts as stated due to rounding.
a Excluding gambling spending
b Excluding air ticket
Graph I : Per-capita shopping spending of visitors by place of residence
Per-diem spending
Per-diem spending of visitors was MOP1,202 in the first quarter of 2003, a 2% decrease over the same period of 2002. Visitors from Mainland China spent the most, with MOP1,536.
Per-diem spending of visitors arrived by sea, by land and by air were MOP1,120 (-2%), MOP1,412 (+6%) and MOP1,477 (+1%) compared with the same quarter of 2002.
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H.K. T aiwan Japan S.E. Asia Europe Americas Oceania 0
200 400 600 800 1 000 1 200 1 400 1 600
1st Quarter/2002 1st Quarter/2003 MOP
Mainland China
Length of stay
The average length of stay of visitors was 1.2 days, an increase of 0.1 day compared with the first quarter of 2002. The averages for tourists (1.5days) and the same-day visitors (0.2 days) were identical to those of the first quarter in 2002. In addition, visitors from Mainland China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia and Americas tended to stay one night or longer in Macao.
Table 3 : Average length of stay of visitors
Days Length of stay
Type of visitors 1st Quarter 2002
1st Quarter 2003
Diff.
Visitor 1.1 1.2 0.1
Tourist 1.5 1.5 -
Same-day visitor 0.2 0.2 -
Characteristics of visitors
Around 72% of the interviewed visitors came to Macao mainly for “Vacation”, other major purposes included “Business” (11%), “Visiting relatives or friends” (8%) and “Gambling” (5%).
Graph II : Main purpose of visit
Regarding the occupation of these visitors, 28% of them were “Legislators, senior officials and managers”, 21% were “Clerks” and 10% were “Technicians and associate professionals”. At the same time, 17% of the visitors were “Without occupation”, such as housewives, students, unemployed and retired persons.
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Vacation
72% Others
4%
Visiting relatives / friends 8%
Business 11%
Gambling 5%
Comments from visitors
All the interviewed visitors had given their opinions towards the environmental hygiene and points of attractions in Macao. Among them, 57% were satisfied with the environmental hygiene.
Among the comments on other services and facilities, 67% of the interviewed visitors appreciated the services of public transport. There were also favourable comments on services of shops (66%), hotels and similar establishments (64%), and restaurants and similar establishments (62%). In those interviewees travelling in package tours, 50% complimented on the services of travel agencies.
On the other hand, the interviewed visitors also suggested improvements in the services of travel agencies (8%) and hotels and similar establishments (6%).
Table 4：Comments of visitors on services and facilities
% Services and facilities Satisfied Fair No comment Should be
improved
Travel agencies 50 34 7 8
Hotels and similar
establisments 64 29 1 6
Restaurants and similar
establishments 62 32 2 4
Shops 66 28 3 2
Public transport 67 26 3 4
Percentage totals may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
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Methodology
Visitor Expenditure Survey is conducted on a daily basis at different departure points to collect information on visitors’ expenditure, excluding gambling expense, during their stay in Macao. To facilitate the data collection process, the questionnaire is available in Chinese, Portuguese, English and Japanese language versions.
Method of sampling
As it is impossible to interview all visitors at different departure points, Visitor Expenditure Survey uses the systematic sampling method in selecting visitors, including all tourists and same-day visitors who are non-residents of Macao.
Table 5 : Sampling errors
MOP
Visitor Tourist Same-day visitor
Via 1st Quarter
2002
1st Quarter 2003
1st Quarter 2002
1st Quarter 2003
1st Quarter 2002
1st Quarter 2003
Per-capita spending 32.4 37.0 42.9 47.4 12.3 9.4
By sea 31.4 31.5 40.7 40.5 16.6 11.0
By land 77.5 128.7 115.9 166.9 9.1 11.8
By air 303.5 326.5 324.0 348.2 16.0 45.0
Non-shopping spending 11.6 11.3 14.5 13.5 2.8 3.0
By sea 11.8 11.0 14.4 12.9 3.1 3.2
By land 20.4 25.1 27.7 30.2 3.6 6.0
By air 109.8 106.5 114.7 110.1 11.1 16.0
Shopping spending 28.2 32.5 38.3 42.7 11.6 8.5
By sea 27.2 27.4 36.2 36.4 16.1 10.2
By land 70.8 119.9 109.9 158.1 8.4 10.0
By air 262.8 277.2 284.2 300.3 12.7 44.7
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Concepts
Visitor:
A visitor refers to any person travelling to a place other than that of his/her usual environment for less than 12 consecutive months and whose main purpose of travel is other than the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited.
Classification of visitors:
a) Tourist (overnight visitor): visitor who stays at least one night in a collective or private accommodation in the country visiteda. In addition, we have added in two criteria, they are:
1) visitor who stays more than 24 hours in Macao, or
2) visitor who stays less than 24 hours and does not stay overnight in Macao but with his/her arrangement made in a collective accommodation such as hotel, guest-house, etc.
b) Same-day visitora: visitor who does not spend the night in a collective or private accommodation in the country visited.
Conventional symbols
~ No figure provided
- Absolute value equals zero
MOP Macao Pataca
Δ% Rate of change
a World Tourism Organization, “Concepts, Definitions and Classifications for Tourism Statistics”, 1995.
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Available information
Table 1 : Characteristics of interviewed visitors, by place of residence
Table 2 : Average length of stay of interviewed visitors, by place of residence Table 3 : Per-capita spending of interviewed visitors, by place of residence
Table 4 : Per-capita non-shopping spending of interviewed visitors, by place of residence Table 5 : Per-capita shopping spending of interviewed visitors, by place of residence Table 6 : Per-diem spending of interviewed visitors, by place of residence
Table 7 : Per-capita spending of interviewed visitors, by place of residence and type of expense Table 8 : Per-capita shopping spending of interviewed visitors, by place of residence and type of
expense
Table 9 : Other characteristics of interviewed visitors, by place of residence Table 10 : Occupation of interviewed visitors, by place of residence
Table 11 : Sampling errors of per-capita spending of interviewed visitors, by place of residence and type of expense
Table 12 : Sampling errors of per-capita shopping spending of interviewed visitors, by place of residence and type of expense
Table 13 : Interviewed visitors’ comments on general prices in Macao Table 14 : Interviewed visitors’ comments on services of travel agencies Table 15 : Interviewed visitors’ comments on services of restaurants
Table 16 : Interviewed visitors’ comments on services of hotels and similar establishments Table 17 : Interviewed visitors’ comments on services of shops
Table 18 : Interviewed visitosrs’ comments on services of public transport Table 19 : Interviewed visitors’ comments on environmental hygiene Table 20 : Interviewed visitors’ comments on points of attractions
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