Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service
TOURISM INDICATORS
November 2005
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
Number of visitor arrivals totalled 1,605,589 in November 2005, which represented a year-on- year increase of 10.4%; visitors from Mainland China and Hong Kong increased 9.3% and 15.1%
respectively, whereas those from Taiwan, China decreased 11.3%. In addition, same-day visitors accounted for 51.0% of the total arrivals, at 818,127.
In November 2005, 49.4% of the visitors from Mainland China travelled to Macao under the Individual Visit Scheme, at 461,242.
In the first eleven months of 2005, visitor arrivals totalled 17,043,667, which surpassed the annual total of 16,672,556 recorded in 2004, up 12.5% over the same period of last year. Same-day visitors, at 8,865,498, made up 52.0% of the total.
Compared with the same period of last year, visitor arrivals by sea went up 6.3% to 6,095,551 in the first eleven months of 2005, with 5,906,408 arriving at the Outer Harbour (+5.2%). Arrivals by land rose 15.6% to 9,993,555, with 9,384,178 (+17.1%) arriving through the Border Gate. Arrivals by air were 954,561 (+23.0%), with 944,702 arriving at the Macao International Airport (+24.3%).
TABLE 1: VISITOR ARRIVALS BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE
Nov. Nov. 2005 Jan. –Nov.
Place of
residence 2004 2005 Δ% By sea By land By air 2004 2005 Δ%
TOTAL 1 454 638 1 605 589 10.38 594 889 929 452 81 248 15 154 154 17 043 667 12.47
East Asia 1 385 115 1 516 189 9.46 541 891 904 274 70 024 14 616 974 16 280 324 11.38
Mainland China 854 271 934 132 9.35 215 262 701 651 17 219 8 690 511 9 537 939 9.75
Hong Kong 386 908 445 182 15.06 296 025 147 733 1 424 4 594 083 5 098 508 10.98
Taiwan, China 122 138 108 291 -11.34 9 979 50 388 47 924 1 164 029 1 379 936 18.55
Japan 13 974 17 202 23.10 14 408 2 389 405 107 243 152 773 42.45
Republic of Korea 7 453 10 870 45.85 6 080 1 781 3 009 57 950 106 260 83.36
Others 371 512 38.01 137 332 43 3 158 4 908 55.41
South Asia 1 918 2 415 25.91 1 556 688 171 24 112 28 616 18.68
Southeast Asia 31 040 44 703 44.02 20 717 15 302 8 684 222 362 346 780 55.95
Americas 15 639 18 768 20.01 12 897 4 644 1 227 127 829 165 370 29.37
Europe 14 779 16 727 13.18 12 951 2 912 864 112 781 148 511 31.68
Oceania 5 500 5 980 8.73 4 521 1 269 190 43 255 64 356 48.78
Others 647 807 24.73 356 363 88 6 841 9 710 41.94
Δ% Year-on-year percentage change
Visitor arrivals by place of residence November 2005
Others 7.4%
Taiwan, China 6.7%
Hong Kong 27.7%
Mainland China 58.2%
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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 Border Gate Checkpoint of CoTaia
Airport Heliport of Outer Habour
TOTAL 567 260 27 629 929 452 - 80 249 999
East Asia 515 792 26 099 904 274 - 69 249 775
Mainland China 197 852 17 410 701 651 - 16 899 320
Hong Kong 294 313 1 712 147 733 - 1 019 405
Taiwan, China 4 518 5 461 50 388 - 47 917 7
Japan 13 643 765 2 389 - 371 34
Republic of Korea 5 331 749 1 781 - 3 000 9
Others 135 2 332 - 43 -
South Asia 1 497 59 688 - 148 23
Southeast Asia 20 068 649 15 302 - 8 633 51
Americas 12 523 374 4 644 - 1 168 59
Europe 12 596 355 2 912 - 792 72
Oceania 4 448 73 1 269 - 180 10
Others 336 20 363 - 79 9
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Absolute value equals zero
Checkpoint of CoTai is temporarily closed since 17 September 2005
TABLE 3: ARRIVALS OF SAME-DAY VISITORS BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE
Mode of transport Jan. – Nov.
Place of 2005 residence
Total Δ% By sea Δ% By land Δ% By air Δ% Total Δ%
TOTAL 818 127 11.45 238 772 14.75 529 171 12.84 50 184 -12.07 8 865 498 16.82
East Asia 777 261 10.77 210 884 13.81 519 611 12.70 46 766 -15.48 8 523 077 15.88
Mainland China 420 513 15.60 38 243 14.02 380 158 15.57 2 112 68.29 4 434 802 12.08
Hong Kong 245 787 13.96 154 547 9.64 90 661 22.59 579 -25.48 2 722 021 18.79
Taiwan, China 95 982 -13.38 7 731 200.12 46 573 -17.29 41 678 -19.74 1 229 324 20.25
Japan 9 866 22.93 8 150 26.63 1 537 8.93 179 - 84 112 45.30
Republic of Korea 4 975 49.53 2 187 23.77 575 54.99 2 213 86.12 51 728 101.87
Others 138 35.29 26 -7.14 107 48.61 5 150.00 1 090 18.74
South Asia 811 12.17 581 7.99 189 14.55 41 105.00 10 903 18.14
Southeast Asia 17 965 39.87 9 840 28.31 5 445 32.42 2 680 152.12 129 327 55.19
Americas 10 159 20.80 7 476 23.55 2 276 16.00 407 2.52 87 997 37.98
Europe 8 398 14.49 7 257 17.48 928 -2.83 213 4.93 75 457 40.84
Oceania 3 166 13.23 2 557 15.02 557 5.89 52 10.64 34 568 63.57
Others 367 28.77 177 51.28 165 5.77 25 108.33 4 169 39.95
Δ% Year-on-year percentage change - Absolute value equals zero
