Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service
TOURISM INDICATORS
NOVEMBER 2006
No. 11
Official Statistics. Reproduction of these data is allowed provided the source is quoted.
Statistics and Census Service
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VISITOR ARRIVALS
The total number of visitor arrivals reached 1,949,583 in November 2006, representing a year- on-year increase of 21.4%. Visitors from Mainland China; Hong Kong; and Taiwan, China grew 14.5%, 33.9% and 9.1% respectively. In addition, same-day visitors accounted for 51.5% of the total arrivals, at 1,003,355.
In November, 48.0% of the visitor arrivals from Mainland China travelled to Macao under the Individual Visit Scheme, at 513,119.
In the first eleven months of 2006, visitor arrivals totalled 19,835,205, which have surpassed the annual total of 2005 (18,711,187), up 16.4% over the same period of last year. Same-day visitors, at 10,237,410, made up 51.6% of the total.
Compared with the same period of last year, visitor arrivals by sea rose 13.2% to 6,900,231 in the first eleven months of 2006, with 6,562,275 arriving at the Outer Harbour. The cumulative arrivals through the Border Gate soared 25.9% to 11,816,570. Arrivals by air totalled 1,118,404 (+17.2%), with 1,109,147 arriving at the Macao International Airport (+17.4%).
TABLE 1: VISITOR ARRIVALS BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE
Nov. Nov. 2006 Jan.- Nov.
Place of residence
2005 2006 Δ% By sea By land By air 2005 2006 Δ%
TOTAL 1 605 589 1 949 583 21.42 646 327 1 195 621 107 635 17 043 667 19 835 205 16.38 East Asia 1 516 189 1 822 348 20.19 581 279 1 157 400 83 669 16 280 324 18 742 453 15.12 Mainland China 934 132 1 069 214 14.46 177 571 868 648 22 995 9 537 939 10 843 042 13.68 Hong Kong 445 182 596 085 33.90 360 957 233 266 1 862 5 098 508 6 234 347 22.28 Taiwan, China 108 291 118 113 9.07 13 516 50 436 54 161 1 379 936 1 319 590 -4.37
Japan 17 202 25 187 46.42 21 214 3 009 964 152 773 198 164 29.71
Republic of Korea 10 870 13 406 23.33 7 919 1 839 3 648 106 260 143 758 35.29
Others 512 343 -33.01 102 202 39 4 908 3 552 -27.63
South Asia 2 415 3 315 37.27 1 967 1 067 281 28 616 37 365 30.57
Southeast Asia 44 703 69 856 56.27 25 630 24 646 19 580 346 780 597 213 72.22 Americas 18 768 23 651 26.02 15 402 6 156 2 093 165 370 196 994 19.12 Europe 16 727 20 868 24.76 15 927 3 458 1 483 148 511 171 922 15.76
Oceania 5 980 7 718 29.06 5 468 1 866 384 64 356 74 365 15.55
Others 807 1 827 126.39 654 1 028 145 9 710 14 893 53.38
Δ% Year-on-year percentage change
Visitor arrivals by place of residence November 2006
Others 8.5%
Taiwan, China 6.1%
Hong Kong 30.6%
Mainland China 54.8%
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TABLE 2: VISITOR ARRIVALS BY MODE OF TRANSPORT AND PLACE OF RESIDENCE
Mode of transport
By sea By land By air
Place of residence
Outer Harbour Inner Harbour Checkpoint of Border Gate
Checkpoint of CoTai a
Airport Heliport
TOTAL 616 083 30 244 1 195 621 - 106 586 1 049
East Asia 553 492 27 787 1 157 400 - 82 858 811
Mainland China 163 198 14 373 868 648 - 22 684 311
Hong Kong 359 007 1 950 233 266 - 1 433 429
Taiwan, China 4 590 8 926 50 436 - 54 154 7
Japan 20 156 1 058 3 009 - 910 54
Republic of Korea 6 443 1 476 1 839 - 3 639 9
Others 98 4 202 - 38 1
South Asia 1 852 115 1 067 - 263 18
Southeast Asia 24 422 1 208 24 646 - 19 541 39
Americas 14 908 494 6 156 - 2 013 80
Europe 15 482 445 3 458 - 1 407 76
Oceania 5 381 87 1 866 - 366 18
Others 546 108 1 028 - 138 7
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All passages of this Checkpoint, except that of cargo transport, are temporarily closed since 17 September 2005 Absolute value equals zero
TABLE 3: ARRIVALS OF SAME-DAY VISITORS BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE
Mode of transport Jan. – Nov.
2006 Place of
residence
Total Δ% By sea Δ% By land Δ% By air Δ% Total Δ%
TOTAL 1 003 355 22.64 257 708 7.93 679 631 28.43 66 016 31.55 10 237 410 15.47 East Asia 943 379 21.37 224 349 6.39 663 615 27.71 55 415 18.49 9 746 780 14.36 Mainland China 495 241 17.77 27 391 -28.38 463 135 21.83 4 715 123.25 5 087 284 14.71 Hong Kong 324 600 32.07 171 832 11.18 151 949 67.60 819 41.45 3 307 256 21.50 Taiwan, China 104 012 8.37 10 972 41.92 46 202 -0.80 46 838 12.38 1 167 659 -5.02 Japan 13 086 32.64 11 187 37.26 1 700 10.61 199 11.17 107 971 28.37 Republic of Korea 6 340 27.44 2 952 34.98 547 -4.87 2 841 28.38 75 643 46.23
Others 100 -27.54 15 -42.31 82 -23.36 3 -40.00 967 -11.28
South Asia 1 124 38.59 638 9.81 431 128.04 55 34.15 13 087 20.03
Southeast Asia 31 613 75.97 12 099 22.96 10 184 87.03 9 330 248.13 244 030 88.69 Americas 12 138 19.48 8 563 14.54 2 963 30.18 612 50.37 100 375 14.07 Europe 10 475 24.73 8 800 21.26 1 205 29.85 470 120.66 88 028 16.66
Oceania 3 740 18.13 2 973 16.27 654 17.41 113 117.31 38 248 10.65
Others 886 141.42 286 61.58 579 250.91 21 -16.00 6 862 64.60
Δ% Year-on-year percentage change
