TOURISM INDICATORS

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Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service

TOURISM INDICATORS

SEPTEMBER 2004

No. 9

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 in September was 1,313,261, a year-on-year increase of 31.2%. Visitors came mainly from Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Same-day visitors accounted for 50.9% of the total arrivals, at 667,867.

In the first nine months of 2004, visitor arrivals totalled at 12,190,113, up 45.3% over the same period of last year. This figure surpassed the annual total of 2003. There were 2,489,258 Mainland China visitors who travelled under the Individual Visit Scheme, which accounted for 20.4% of the total arrivals. Same-day visitors, at 6,069,518, made up 49.8% of the total.

Compared with the same period of last year, in the first nine months of 2004, visitor arrivals by sea went up 24.6% to 4,674,275, with 4,577,542 arriving at the Outer Harbour (+24.2%). Arrivals by land soared to 6,907,984, up 65.3%, with 6,428,996 arriving through the Border Gate (+60.3%) and 478,988 through the Checkpoint of CoTai. Arrivals by air were 607,854, up 32.4%,

among which 595,170 arrived at the Macao International Airport (+32.3%).

VISITOR ARRIVALS BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE

September September 2004 September Jan.-Sept.

2004 ∆%

Place of

residence ₂₀₀₃ ₂₀₀₄ _∆% _{By sea} _{By land} _{By air}

Same-day visitors 2003 2004 ∆%

TOTAL

1 001 048 1 313 261 31.19 468 604 770 764 73 893 667 867 37.93 8 389 907 12 190 113 45.29 East Asia 967 977 1 264 817 30.67 437 861 757 370 69 586 646 018 37.43 8 144 952 11 787 184 44.72 Mainland China 498 570 735 521 47.53 135 282 588 285 11 954 325 016 69.79 3 809 653 6 959 498 82.68 Hong Kong 349 184 391 054 11.99 282 445 106 985 1 624 203 376 15.74 3 519 712 3 784 177 7.51 Taiwan 108 704 117 460 8.05 4 674 58 608 54 178 106 247 9.40 725 775 915 934 26.20

Japan 7 970 14 206 78.24 11 563 2 190 453 8 351 95.71 60 899 81 369 33.61

Republic of Korea 3 283 6 322 92.57 3 823 1 150 1 349 2 952 102.47 26 909 43 809 62.80

Others 266 254 -4.51 74 152 28 72 -12.20 2 004 2 397 19.61

South Asia 1 824 2 032 11.40 1 379 514 139 767 26.36 12 504 19 905 59.19

Southeast Asia 13 651 19 630 43.80 10 113 6 886 2 631 7 147 46.91 92 927 165 753 78.37

Americas 7 407 10 869 46.74 7 385 2 731 753 5 808 48.20 58 445 96 183 64.57

Europe 6 861 10 385 51.36 7 888 1 927 570 5 245 66.56 55 866 83 286 49.08

Oceania 2 781 4 884 75.62 3 640 1 071 173 2 574 88.02 21 386 32 490 51.92

Others 547 644 17.73 338 265 41 308 38.74 3 827 5 312 38.80

∆% Year-on-year percentage change

Visitor arrivals by place of residence

Others 5.3%

Taiwan 8.9%

Hong Kong 29.8%

Mainland China 56.0%