EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS MARCH 2019

Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service

EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS MARCH 2019

Principal indicators

Exports (Million MOP) Domestic exports Re-exports Imports Total trade Trade balance

Principal merchandise export

Textiles & garments (Million MOP) Garments, not knitted or crocheted Garments, knitted or crocheted Non-textiles

Machines, apparatus & parts Diamond & diamond jewellery Watches

Beauty, cosmetic/skin-care products

Principal merchandise import

Food & beverages (Million MOP) Garments & footwear Gold jewellery Watches Mobile phones Fuels & lubricants

Handbags & wallets Construction materials

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57.2 136.1

160.7 368.3 585.0 66.8

41.0

2019.04

-3.3

1^st quarter Year-on-year

(%) 22.2 -23.9 15.5

-6,050.3 8,429.9 7,240.1 1,074.3 115.4

Current month 110.0

Year-on-year (%)

1,079.8 281.3 Current

month

Year-on-year

(%) 1^st quarter 3,641.4

Year-on-year (%)

-18,137.5 25,420.3 21,778.9 3,310.3 331.0 1,189.8

..

-1.0

Merchandise export amounted to MOP1.19 billion, up by 15.5% year-on-year; merchandise import decreased by 3.3% to MOP7.24 billion. Merchandise trade deficit totalled MOP6.05 billion.

In the first quarter of 2019, merchandise export rose by 22.5% year-on-year, of which re-exports increased by 28.5% but domestic exports decreased by 16.5%; meanwhile, merchandise import declined by 2.4%. External merchandise trade went up by 0.5% year-on-year to MOP25.42 billion. Merchandise trade deficit widened further to MOP18.14 billion.

Analysed by destination, merchandise export to Mainland China declined by 12.2% year-on-year to MOP415 million in the first quarter of 2019, while exports to Hong Kong (MOP2.58 billion) and the USA (MOP52 million) rose by 34.2% and 62.9% respectively. By place of origin, merchandise import from Mainland China (MOP7.38 billion) and Hong Kong (MOP1.57 billion) fell by 3.3% and 15.6% respectively year-on-year, whereas imports from the EU (MOP5.91 billion) increased by 1.2%.

28.5 -16.5 22.5

Year-on-year (%)

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0.5 -2.4

406.9 1.6 141.2 49.6 22.0 23.5 65.9 29.8

11.7 66.8 29.7

1^st quarter Year-on-year

(%)

-1.0 -18.0 5.8 360.9 5.1 -3.6 75.2 14.2

740.7 3,402.5 91.2 139.6 238.9

-15.0

-47.0 -2.1 31.0 Current

month

130.8 318.7 538.3 536.1 549.9 558.3 550.9 684.2 1,061.3

6.5 19.4

1,684.5 1,749.6 2,333.4 3,307.5

-43.9 -2.9 32.3 1.0 -25.9 5.2 -8.3 29.8 -5.9

333.8 1,070.2 1,523.3 1,579.8 1,607.1

Beauty, cosmetic/skin-care products

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.. Not applicable

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16.4

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000

May Jul. Sept. Nov. Jan. Mar.

Total external trade Exports/imports ratio

% Million MOP

2018 2019

Total external trade and exports/imports ratio

281

136

31 0 23

50 100 150 200 250 300 350

May Jul. Sept. Nov. Jan. Mar.

Machines, appar. & parts Watches Copper & articles thereof Tobacco

2018 2019

Million MOP

Re-exports : Domestic exports :

Principal merchandise export

1,061

684 551

0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600

May Jul. Sept. Nov. Jan. Mar.

Food & beverages Garments & footwear Gold jewellery

2018 2019

Million MOP

Principal merchandise import

Principal merchandise export destinations

Mainland China (Million MOP) Hong Kong

USA

European Union France Germany Japan Philippines

Principal merchandise import origins

Mainland China (Million MOP) Hong Kong

European Union Italy France Switzerland Japan USA

Historical data of external merchandise trade for March

Exports (Million MOP) Domestic exports Re-exports Imports Total trade Trade balance Exports/Imports ratio (%)

Sources of data: Macao Customs Service, Macau EDI Van S.A.

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2│External Merchandise Trade Statistics

374.5 496.1 603.2 627.1 674.4 1,791.5 531.2 2,464.1 Current

month

6.8 1.5 3.5

28.5 -16.6 6.4 16.6 0.7 Year-on-year

(%)

1.8 -4.7 Year-on-year

(%)

959.5 1,444.2 1,809.4 2,062.0 2,172.1 5,912.1 1,574.2 7,380.2 1^st quarter

1.2 -15.6 -3.3

-12.8

37.0 -11.5

62.9 34.2 -12.2 Year-on-year

(%)

2016

18.9 -4,373.6 6,409.3 5,391.4 867.1 71.2

151.7 60.5 -14.9 33.7 18.4 2.1 Year-on-year

(%)

3.5 6.4 7.1

2013 2014

51.9 2,576.8 415.1 1^st quarter

5.2 16.2

2,336.8 41.7 31.8 50.0 -3.0

10.3 16.2 10.0 15.7 38.7 17.1

819.7 150.5 Current

month

4,501.1

-6,097.5 8,208.0 7,152.8 867.5 187.7 1,055.2

12.6 -5,246.1 6,756.5 6,001.3 583.0 172.2 755.2

11.7 -6,231.8 7,881.6 7,056.7 656.7 168.3 824.9

2018 2017

March 2019

17.0 -5,228.2 7,372.3 6,300.3 917.7 154.4 1,072.1

13.8 -6,455.0 8,516.1 7,485.6 878.9 150.7

1,017.9 2015

14.8

European Union 1.1%

Philippines 0.3%

USA 1.4%

Japan 0.4%

Mainland China 11.4%

Hong Kong 70.8%

Others 14.6%

Merchandise export destinations (1^stquarter)

Mainland China 33.9%

Hong Kong 7.2%

France 9.5%

Italy 10.0%

Switzerland 8.3%

USA 4.4%

Japan 6.6%

Others 20.1%

Merchandise import origins (1^stquarter)