Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service
TOURISM INDICATORS
December 2008
No. 12
Official Statistics. Reproduction of these data is allowed provided the source is quoted.
Statistics and Census Service
17th floor, Dynasty Plaza, 411-417 Alameda Dr. Carlos d’ Assumpção, Macao Tel: 8399 5311 Fax: 2830 7825 Printed in January 2009
E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.dsec.gov.mo
VISITOR ARRIVALS
․ Visitor arrivals totalled 2,546,079 in December 2008, a year-on-year decrease of 2.7%. Same-day visitors accounted for 50.1% of the total arrivals, at 1,275,453.
Total visitor arrivals reached 30,185,740 in 2008, up by 11.8% over 2007. Same-day visitors made up 52.8% of the total, at 15,944,091.
․ In December 2008, a total of 1,389,822 visitors came from Mainland China, with 477,859 travelling to Macao under the Individual Visit Scheme, down notably by 30.4% year-on-year.
․ In 2008, there were 9,690,248 visitors arrived in Macao by sea, 18,797,273 by land and 1,698,219 by air, up by 7.9%, 13.7% and 15.2% year-on-year respectively.
1. VISITOR ARRIVALS BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE
Dec. Dec. 2008 Jan. - Dec.
Place of
residence 2007 r 2008 Δ% By sea By land By air 2007 r 2008 Δ%
TOTAL 2 616 846 2 546 079 -2.70 911 754 1 493 578 140 747 26 992 995 30 185 740 11.83 East Asia 2 356 935 2 288 392 -2.91 768 491 1 437 733 82 168 25 014 160 27 706 995 10.77 Mainland China 1 446 820 1 389 822 -3.94 188 005 1 174 929 26 888 14 866 391 17 500 469 17.72
Hong Kong 725 010 736 651 1.61 520 366 212 145 4 140 8 174 064 8 227 421 0.65
Taiwan, China 123 020 103 571 -15.81 12 113 44 086 47 372 1 444 082 1 322 578 -8.41
Japan 32 861 41 298 25.67 34 566 3 955 2 777 299 403 370 409 23.72
Republic of Korea 28 642 16 517 -42.33 13 252 2 374 891 225 417 281 129 24.72
Others 582 533 -8.42 189 244 100 4 803 4 989 3.87
South Asia 7 162 8 743 22.07 7 228 1 131 384 64 028 98 696 54.15
Southeast Asia 174 243 180 001 3.30 88 086 41 063 50 852 1 179 398 1 572 474 33.33
Malaysia 61 398 51 036 -16.88 21 135 13 588 16 313 402 109 451 499 12.28
Philippines 30 237 32 595 7.80 18 802 5 287 8 506 256 190 334 445 30.55
Thailand 22 239 25 484 14.59 10 057 4 231 11 196 140 749 255 866 81.79
Singapore 31 821 41 769 31.26 21 831 11 090 8 848 189 657 268 938 41.80
Others 28 548 29 117 1.99 16 261 6 867 5 989 190 693 261 726 37.25
Americas 33 125 27 177 -17.96 18 456 6 399 2 322 306 294 325 876 6.39
Europe 24 560 22 791 -7.20 18 089 3 044 1 658 257 300 281 831 9.53
Oceania 17 180 16 536 -3.75 9 993 3 417 3 126 134 106 169 577 26.45
Others 3 641 2 439 -33.01 1 411 791 237 37 709 30 291 -19.67
r Revised figures
Δ% Year-on-year percentage change Source : Public Security Police
Visitor arrivals by place of residence December 2008
Others 9.4%
Hong Kong 28.9%
Mainland China 54.6%
Southeast Asia 7.1%
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2. VISITOR ARRIVALS BY MODE OF TRANSPORT AND PLACE OF RESIDENCE
No.Mode of transport
By sea By land By air
Place of
residence Outer
Harbour
Inner Harbour
Provisional Ferry Terminal in Taipa
Border Gate Checkpoint of CoTai
Airport Heliport of Outer Habour TOTAL 607 806 25 715 278 233 1 438 227 55 351 137 914 2 833
East Asia 494 777 22 083 251 631 1 384 213 53 520 80 069 2 099
Mainland China 121 491 11 228 55 286 1 144 578 30 351 26 229 659
Hong Kong 328 140 4 615 187 611 203 482 8 663 2 858 1 282
Taiwan, China 7 057 3 624 1 432 29 792 14 294 47 355 17
Japan 28 262 1 373 4 931 3 777 178 2 704 73
Republic of Korea 9 651 1 238 2 363 2 342 32 837 54
Others 176 5 8 242 2 86 14
South Asia 4 943 58 2 227 1 130 1 349 35
Southeast Asia 68 217 2 820 17 049 39 778 1 285 50 585 267
Malaysia 15 345 1 179 4 611 13 099 489 16 278 35
Philippines 14 534 165 4 103 5 225 62 8 461 45
Thailand 7 792 119 2 146 4 072 159 11 179 17
Singapore 18 087 385 3 359 10 624 466 8 817 31
Others 12 459 972 2 830 6 758 109 5 850 139
Americas 15 290 335 2 831 6 134 265 2 162 160
Europe 15 114 277 2 698 2 926 118 1 498 160
Oceania 8 255 122 1 616 3 266 151 3 085 41
Others 1 210 20 181 780 11 166 71
3. SAME-DAY VISITOR ARRIVALS BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE
No.
Dec. 2008
Mode of transport Jan. - Dec. 2008
Place of residence
Total Δ% By sea Δ% By land Δ% By air Δ% Total Δ%
TOTAL 1 275 453 -3.56 344 765 0.49 873 358 -4.31 57 330 -14.22 15 944 091 13.47 East Asia 1 181 831 -2.95 288 962 1.09 853 290 -3.62 39 579 -14.93 14 982 009 13.66 Mainland China 698 654 -4.22 23 024 -56.57 670 392 0.00 5 238 -13.11 9 364 865 26.08 Hong Kong 382 537 4.23 238 599 19.19 141 753 -14.48 2 185 101.20 4 331 420 0.43 Taiwan, China 76 443 -19.05 6 845 -40.29 37 876 -17.51 31 722 -14.38 1 005 322 -16.45
Japan 16 291 18.64 14 110 23.41 1 935 - 246 -32.42 148 247 10.62
Republic of Korea 7 792 -39.85 6 350 -34.68 1 273 2.50 169 -91.51 130 731 28.18
Others 114 -39.04 34 -2.86 61 -57.64 19 137.50 1 424 -7.23
South Asia 1 895 -17.79 1 608 4.35 239 -65.06 48 -40.00 24 946 21.47
Southeast Asia 60 539 -8.60 31 288 4.95 13 868 -24.94 15 383 -14.28 561 640 15.39
Malaysia 22 132 -33.31 7 727 -19.73 6 534 -42.42 7 871 -35.55 227 873 -4.32
Philippines 8 515 36.81 7 368 69.89 636 -41.44 511 -36.20 81 269 43.14
Thailand 7 436 0.22 3 330 -20.11 1 652 32.48 2 454 22.39 80 660 48.62
Singapore 16 620 23.72 9 409 12.68 4 068 20.68 3 143 83.48 104 638 19.19
Others 5 836 -2.28 3 454 3.66 978 -31.42 1 404 15.65 67 200 35.08
Americas 12 185 -19.83 8 438 -20.00 3 269 -18.72 478 -24.01 151 077 -0.27
Europe 10 405 -10.36 8 999 -6.96 931 -30.11 475 -21.36 134 380 5.56
Oceania 7 620 2.12 4 925 -3.17 1 389 0.43 1 306 31.52 77 504 23.06
Others 978 -51.75 545 -7.16 372 -73.10 61 7.02 12 535 -39.02
