Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service
EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS JANUARY 2015
− Merchandise export amounted to MOP960 million, up by 2.9% year-on-year, of which value of re-exports (MOP774 million) and domestic exports (MOP186 million) rose by 1.6% and 8.7% respectively.
− Merchandise import amounted to MOP8.53 billion, down by 1.2% year-on-year.
− External merchandise trade dropped slightly by 0.8% year-on-year to MOP9.49 billion. Merchandise trade deficit totalled MOP7.57 billion.
Principal indicators
Current Same month Change month last year (%)
Exports (Million MOP) 960.4 933.3 2.9
Domestic exports 186.2 171.2 8.7
Re-exports 774.2 762.1 1.6
Imports 8,534.2 8,635.5 -1.2
Total trade 9,494.6 9,568.8 -0.8
Trade balance -7,573.9 -7,702.2 1.7
Total external trade and exports/imports ratio
11.3 10.9
0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000
Mar. May Jul. Sept. Nov. Jan.
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
Total external trade Exports/imports ratio
(%)
Million MOP
2014 2015
Principal merchandise export
Current Same month Change month last year (%)
Textiles & garments (Million MOP) 76.6 87.5 -12.4 Garments, not knitted or crocheted 44.0 49.9 -11.8 Garments, knitted or crocheted 27.8 29.7 -6.4
Non-textiles 883.7 845.9 4.5
Machines, apparatus & parts 160.8 172.6 -6.9
Clocks & watches 123.6 97.8 26.4
Diamond & diamond jewellery 70.0 98.4 -28.8
Tobacco & wine 64.8 38.1 70.2
Merchandise export destinations
USA 1.7%
Others 17.8%
Hong Kong 64.2%
Ireland 0.9%
Mainland China 12.7%
Taiwan 1.3%
Japan 1.4%
Principal merchandise import
Current Same month Change month last year (%)
Mobile phones (Million MOP) 1,336.3 913.6 46.3
Food & beverages 1,267.5 1,095.3 15.7
Watches 665.6 708.2 -6.0
Gold jewellery 641.3 1,473.0 -56.5
Fuels & lubricants 620.7 631.5 -1.7
Construction materials 343.5 288.3 19.1
Handbags & wallets 265.4 410.1 -35.3
Motor cars & motorcycles 216.9 275.5 -21.2 Beauty, cosmetic & skin-care
products 288.2 262.2 9.9
Merchandise import origins
Others 20.8%
France 7.7%
Hong Kong 7.7%
Italy 5.9%
USA 9.7%
Japan 4.9%
Switzerland 7.7%
Mainland China 35.6%
For additional information:
Sources of data: Macao Customs Service, Macau EDI Van S.A. http://www.dsec.gov.mo/e/trade.aspx
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