Principal Indicators Per-capita Spending of Visitors in 4th Quarter
Overnight Visitors Same-day Visitors
Overnight Visitors Same-day Visitors
MOP
• •
• • Per-capita spending of overnight visitors (MOP 2,798) increased by 2.4%
year-on-year in the fourth quarter; spending of those from Mainland China (MOP 3,260) and Taiwan (MOP 3,100) was relatively high, up by 0.6% and 6.6% respectively. Per-capita spending of same-day visitors (MOP 731) went up by 11.2% year-on-year, with that of Mainland China (MOP 906) rising by 14.3%.
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Per-capita spending of visitors from Singapore (+5.9%), Hong Kong (+8.4%) and Taiwan (+14.8%) recorded year-on-year growth, while that of Thailand visitors (MOP 1,086) dropped by 25.1%. Among the long-haul visitors, per-capita spending of visitors from Australia and the United States increased by 2.8% and 4.6% respectively year-on-year, while that of visitors from the United Kingdom decreased by 12.6%.
- Total spending (excluding gaming expenses) of visitors amounted to MOP 14.79 billion, up by 13.3% year-on-year and 1.0% quarter-to-quarter. Total spending of overnight visitors and same-day visitors increased by 15.8% and 3.6% respectively year-on-year. For the whole year of 2016, total spending of visitors reached MOP 52.66 billion, up by 3.0% year-on-year; total spending of overnight visitors rose by 4.8% while that of same-day visitors dropped by 3.6%.
- Per-capita spending of visitors was MOP 1,830, up by 10.2% year-on-year and 1.3% quarter-to-quarter, which was spent mainly on shopping (44.3%), accommodation (26.9%) and food & beverage (20.8%). Per-capita spending of overnight visitors and same-day visitors rose by 2.4% and 11.2% respectively year-on-year. Per-capita spending of visitors coming to Macao for shopping (MOP 2,832) rose by 9.8% year-on-year, and spending of those coming for MICE events (MOP 2,826) surged by 25.4%.
3.6
- For the whole year of 2016, per-capita spending of visitors increased by 2.2% year-on-year to MOP 1,701; spending of same-day visitors rose by 3.7% while that of overnight visitors fell by 4.5%. Visitors spent mainly on shopping (43.7% of total), of which spending on local food products accounted for 29.5%.
Analysed by main purpose of visit, per-capita spending of visitors coming for MICE events reached MOP 2,700, up by 10.1% year-on-year.
15.8 13.3
10 564 52 662 Current
Quarter
12 021 2 768 14 789
42 097 Annual
Year-on- year Change (%) Total Spending of Visitors
(Million MOP)
3.0 4.8 Quarter-to-
quarter Change (%)
-3.6 2.2
Per-capita spending of Mainland visitors rose by 11.3% year-on-year, with spending of Guangdong visitors and Fujian visitors rising by 12.9% and 17.0% respectively. Per-capita spending of Mainland visitors travelling under the Individual Visit Scheme (IVS) increased by 3.5% to MOP 2,431, with spending of Guangdong visitors rising by 6.8% while that of Fujian visitors edging down by 0.7%.
1 830
2.4 731
-4.5 3.7 Per-capita Spending of Visitors
(MOP)
2 798
1 701
In the fourth quarter of 2016, total spending of Mainland visitors increased by 13.8% year-on-year to MOP 11.47 billion (77.5% of total visitor spending), of which spending of Guangdong visitors (MOP 4.15 billion) and Fujian visitors (MOP 325 million) rose by 12.4% and 8.3% respectively.
Total spending of Mainland overnight visitors (MOP 9.21 billion) and same- day visitors (MOP 2.26 billion) increased by 16.8% and 2.9% respectively year-on-year.
10.2
2 681 11.2
Per-capita Spending of Visitors from Mainland China in 4th Quarter
906
393
215
462
478
531
328
475
526
460
3 260
1 553
3 100
2 423
2 385
2 675
2 122
2 184
1 803
2 271 2 157
987
1 711
1 667
1 727
1 836
1 086
1 371
1 229
1 467
0 500 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000 3 500 Mainland China
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Japan
Malaysia
Singapore
Thailand
U.S.A.
United Kingdom
Australia
MOP Same-day Visitor Overnight Visitor Visitor Government of Macao Special Administrative Region
Statistics and Census Service
VISITOR EXPENDITURE SURVEY
4
THQUARTER / 2016
2 408
1 596
2 034 1 839
2 431 2 157
0 500 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500
Mainland Visitors Under Individual Visit Scheme Visitors from
Mainland China
Overall Guangdong Province Fujian Province
2
•
•
Per-capita Shopping Spending of Visitors in 4th Quarter
•
Total Clothing
Jewellery & Watches
• Local Food Products
Cosmetics & Perfume Handbags & Shoes Others
Per-Capita Spending of Overnight and Same-day Visitors in 4th Quarter
•
Mainland China Hong Kong Taiwan
Japan •
Malaysia Singapore Thailand U.S.A.
United Kingdom Australia
•
•
Analysed by type of spending, visitors spent mainly on shopping in the fourth quarter (44.3% of overall spending); per-capita shopping spending of visitors rose by 6.1% year-on-year to MOP 811. Per-capita shopping spending of Mainland visitors was MOP 1,123, accounting for 52.1% of their overall spending; meanwhile, the corresponding spending of IVS visitors (MOP 1,486) made up 61.1% of their total.
Per-capita Spending of Visitors by Type of Expense in 4th Quarter 2 675
2 271
22.3
6.5
526 2 122
2 385
-8.4
-0.8 2 184
1 803
0.9
-7.0
16.1 4.5
478 393
531 3 100
2 423
6.6
1.5 475 8.7
14.3
186 75 Structure of Visitor Spending in 4th Quarter
Change (%)
16.6
Change (%)
906 Same-day
Visitors
-12.6
6.7 Change
(%) 6.1
MOP Current
Quarter 811
Same Quarter of 2015
232
Per-capita spending of visitors on accommodation (MOP 493) and food &
beverage (MOP 381) increased by 16.5% and 12.4% respectively year-on- year. Per-capita spending of Japanese visitors on accommodation (MOP 801) and that of Taiwanese visitors on food & beverage (MOP 447) were comparatively high.
-29.8
Per-capita shopping spending of overnight visitors decreased slightly by 0.1% year-on-year to MOP 1,068 (38.2% of overall spending); per-capita spending on accommodation (MOP 927) and food & beverage (MOP 608) rose by 5.9% and 2.8% respectively year-on-year.
460 328
5.9 38.1 0.1 6.7
-20.2
As regards type of shopping spending, per-capita spending of visitors on local food products (MOP 232) rose by 6.7% year-on-year; the corresponding spending of visitors from Malaysia was relatively high, at MOP 344, up by 9.2%.
Shopping spending accounted for 71.1% of the total spending of same-day visitors, with local food products (MOP 175) and cosmetics & perfume (MOP 138) being the most popular items purchased; spending on food &
beverage made up 16.8% of the total.
As for same-day visitors, per-capita spending of those from Mainland China and Singapore grew by 14.3% and 0.1% respectively year-on-year, while that of Thailand visitors (MOP 328) fell by 29.8%. Meanwhile, per-capita spending of same-day visitors from the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia recorded increase, with that of the United Kingdom soaring by 38.1%.
764 143 84 217 125
97
MOP
462 5.6
152 65 104 97
0.6
9.2
Per-capita shopping spending on cosmetics & perfume (MOP 186) increased by 22.3% year-on-year, while that on clothing (MOP 125) dropped by 12.6%.
Overnight Visitors
3 260
1 553 11.2
215
15.5
Per-capita spending of overnight visitors from most countries and places registered year-on-year increase, except that of Australia (-0.8%), Thailand (-8.4%) and the United Kingdom (-20.2%). Meanwhile, remarkable growth was recorded in the spending of overnight visitors from Japan (+16.1%).
1 068 927
520 608
195 123
89 0
200 400 600 800 1 000 1 200
Overnight Visitors Same-day Visitors MOP
Shopping Accommodation
Food & Beverage Others Shopping
43.4%
Accommodation 27.3%
Food & Beverage 21.3%
Outbound Transport 4.3%
Others 3.7%
Shopping 44.3%
Others 3.7%
Outbound Transport 4.3%
Food & Beverage 20.8%
Accommodation 26.9%
Per-capita Spending of Visitors by Main Purpose of Visit in 4th Quarter
•
Overall
Attending MICE Events •
Vacation Shopping
Business & Professional
Visiting Relatives or Friends •
Gaming Transit
• Economic Activity Status of Visitors in 4th Quarter
Legislators, Senior Officials and Managers Professionals
Technicians and Associate Professionals Clerks
• Service & Sales Workers
Other Employed Persons
Unemployed and Economically Inactive Persons
Visitors’ Comments in 4th Quarter
Environmental Hygiene Public Facilities Travel Agencies Hotels
Gaming Establishments Restaurants
Retail Shops Public Transport
•
•
•
The proportion of visitors who were satisfied with services of travel agencies dropped significantly by 7.0 percentage points quarter-to-quarter to 76.1%. A relatively high proportion of visitors considered that services of public transport should be improved, at 12.9%, up marginally by 0.2 percentage points.
12.9
Visitors' Comments on Points of Tourist Attractions in 4th Quarter
0.9 0.3
0.2
1.5 -2.6
2.1 0.6
-1.1 8.5
7.4
2.1
0.2 0.9 -
Analysed by main purpose of visit, visitors coming to Macao for shopping had the highest per-capita spending, at MOP 2,832, up by 9.8% year-on- year; visitors coming for MICE events surged by 25.4% to MOP 2,826.
0.3 100.0 100.0 1 830
9.6 0.7 53.2
Structure of Visitors 2016
0.1
-0.4
0.7 9.1
3.4 1 561
0.4 1.6
-4.7 4.8
3.0
% Quarter-to-
quarter Difference (p.p.) Quarter-to-
quarter Difference (p.p.)
No Comment
Per-capita spending of visitors coming for vacation was MOP 2,265, down by 3.5% year-on-year, while spending of those coming for business &
professional purpose increased by 10.2% to MOP 1,719.
2 578
-0.3 0.6
5.2
10.2
244 4.9
295 9.8 1 719
2 348 (%)
2016 2015
4.6
84.7 69.2
The unemployed and economically inactive persons (such as housewives and retirees) constituted 31.7% of the total visitors, up by 1.6 percentage points year-on-year.
82.4 0.2 14.0
74.1
-17.2 24.4 21.7
84.8 1.3 10.4
80.1
1 186
13.3
7.7 954
Analysed by economic activity status of visitors, 20.5% of the visitors were legislators, senior officials and managers, up slightly by 0.6 percentage points year-on-year, followed by technicians and associate professionals (14.3%) and clerks (12.8%), up marginally by 0.8 and 0.3 percentage points respectively.
1.8 17.0
17.3 1.7
-0.3
20.9
According to the results of the Visitors ’ Comments Survey for the fourth quarter of 2016, 89.7% and 84.7% of the visitor-users were satisfied with the services and facilities of hotels and retail shops respectively, down slightly by 0.8 and 0.3 percentage points quarter-to-quarter; the proportion of visitors who expressed satisfaction with services of gaming establishments rose by 1.3 percentage points to 84.8%.
0.5 1.1
2.3
0.3 -0.3
-0.9
2.5 0.4
Fair
0.6 45.2
2015r
9.4
Per-capita Spending Change
-3.5 (%)
2 826 2 265
2 254 (MOP)
1 660
2 832
25.4 10.2
-0.7 -0.5
More than half of the visitors (51.3%) commented that points of tourist attractions were adequate, up substantially by 6.3 percentage points quarter-to-quarter.
-2.0 Satisfied
- 1.4
89.7 -0.8 7.6
4.1 13.7
76.1 -7.0
-1.1
- -1.1
6.5 14.8
Per-capita spending of transit visitors was MOP 244, down by 17.2% year- on-year.
Difference (p.p.)
-2.1 1 547
1 636
14.3
Quarter-to- quarter Difference (p.p.)
31.7
0.3 0.6
12.8 Structure (%) 5.8
2.2 Improvement
Needed
0.8 20.5
Quarter-to- quarter Difference (p.p.)
8.2 4.0
45.0%
18.9%
13.8%
22.3%
51.3%
18.0%
16.5%
14.2%
Adequate Fair Inadequate No Comment Q4
Q3
Million MOP •
•
• •
• •
• Shopping
Clothing
Jewellery & Watches Local Food Products Cosmetics & Perfume
• Handbags & Shoes
Others Accommodation Food & Beverage Outbound Transport Others
Per-capita spending of same-day visitors went up by 3.7% year-on-year to MOP 693; while that of Mainland visitors topped at MOP 838, up by 3.2%.
Per-capita spending of overnight visitors was MOP 2,681 in 2016, down by 4.5% year-on-year. Analysed by countries and places, per-capita spending of overnight visitors from Mainland China (MOP 3,106) and Singapore (MOP 2,659) recorded year-on-year decline, while that of overnight visitors from Japan (MOP 2,541), Hong Kong (MOP 1,588) and Taiwan (MOP 2,998) increased.
In 2016, per-capita spending of visitors increased by 2.2% year-on-year to MOP 1,701. Per-capita spending of Mainland visitors rose slightly by 0.5%, with spending of IVS visitors falling by 1.4%. Per-capita spending of visitors from Singapore increased by 2.8% year-on-year, and that of visitors from Japan (+12.1%), Hong Kong (+12.6%) and Taiwan (+10.5%) recorded double-digit growth. Meanwhile, per-capita spending of visitors from Thailand dropped by 18.1%.
Per-capita spending of visitors on accommodation (MOP 463) and food &
beverage (MOP 355) increased by 9.3% and 3.2% respectively year-on- year.
Total Spending of Visitors in 2016
Total spending of Mainland visitors rose marginally by 0.7% year-on-year to MOP 40.39 billion (76.7% of total visitor spending) in 2016, of which spending of IVS visitors totalled MOP 21.65 billion, down by 0.8%.
2nd Quarter
Per-capita Spending of Visitors by Countries and Places in 2016 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter
1st Quarter
As regards type of spending, visitors spent mainly on shopping (43.7% of total); spending on local food products (MOP 219), clothing (MOP 113) and handbags & shoes (MOP 77) recorded year-on-year decline, while that on cosmetics & perfume (MOP 157) rose by 10.1%.
744 -2.4 43.7
113 -11.2 6.6
91 3.9 5.3
219 -2.0 12.9
Per-capita spending of long-haul visitors from Australia increased by 4.6%
year-on-year, while that of the United States and the United Kingdom decreased by 1.4% and 6.6% respectively.
For the whole year of 2016, total spending of visitors reached MOP 52.66 billion, up by 3.0% from MOP 51.13 billion in 2015. Total spending of overnight visitors (MOP 42.10 billion) went up by 4.8%, with its share in total visitor spending (79.9%) rising by 1.3 percentage points. Total spending of same-day visitors (MOP 10.56 billion) dropped by 3.6% year- on-year.
355 3.2 20.9
63 5.3 3.7
77 -8.0 4.5
87 -11.1 5.1
463 9.3 27.2
Per-capita Spending of Visitors in 2016 MOP
Per-capita
Spending Change (%) Structure (%)
157 10.1 9.2
77 2.1 4.5
14 789 14 636
11 697 11 540
0 4 000 8 000 12 000 16 000
Overnight Visitors by Quarter in 2016 Same-day Visitors by Quarter in 2016 Overnight Visitors by Quarter in 2015 Same-day Visitors by Quarter in 2015
1 438 1 242
1 262 1 083
1 773 1 688
1 708 1 620
999 1 975
0 500 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500
Australia United Kingdom
U.S.A.
Thailand Singapore
Malaysia Japan
Taiwan Hong Kong
Mainland China MOP
2016 2015
•
•
Structure of Visitors by Main Purpose of Visit in 2016
Attending MICE Events Vacation
• Shopping
Business & Professional Visiting Relatives or Friends Gaming
Transit
Visitors’ Comments in 2016 •
Environmental Hygiene
Public Facilities •
Travel Agencies Hotels
Gaming Establishments Restaurants
Retail Shops •
Public Transport Tourist Attractions
Million MOP MOP
Analysed by main purpose of visit, visitors coming to Macao for MICE events spent an average of MOP 2,700, up by 10.1% year-on-year;
meanwhile, per-capita spending of those coming for shopping (MOP 2,413) and business & professional purpose (MOP 1,581) increased by 2.4% and 15.2% respectively.
69.4
21.4 78.6
84.3 13.3 1.6
15.0 3.2
17.7 44.8
Total Spending and Per-capita Spending of Visitors, 2010 to 2016 1.2
18.8
5.2
0.4
5.0
0.8
For the whole year of 2016, the proportions of visitors who were satisfied with the services and facilities of hotels (90.1%), travel agencies (85.3%) and retail shops (84.3%) were relatively high, up by 1.5, 2.1 and 0.7 percentage points respectively year-on-year.
Moreover, 44.8% of the visitors commented that points of tourist attractions were adequate, up by 2.3 percentage points year-on-year; meanwhile, 15.0% of the visitors considered that the points of tourist attractions were inadequate, up by 0.9 percentage points.
Fair No
Comment Improvements
Needed/
Inadequate
17.8
1.4 13.9
11.7
-0.2
6.6 8.1 -1.5
2.0 14.7
Satisfied/
Adequate
84.2
8.3 1.2 0.4
11.7
In 2016, more than half of the visitors (50.2%) came to Macao for vacation, up by 5.9 percentage points year-on-year; meanwhile, the proportion of transit visitors dropped by 4.5 percentage points to 17.0%.
Per-capita Spending of Visitors by Main Purpose of Visit in 2016
% 2016 2015r Difference (p.p.)
1.8 2.3
7.1 8.1
11.0 0.6 3.1
81.9 70.9 85.3 90.1
The proportion of visitors who complimented on the services of gaming facilities remained unchanged from 2015, at 84.2%. The proportion of visitors who were satisfied with the services of public transport (69.4%) was relatively low, down by 3.3 percentage points year-on-year.
Per-capita spending of visitors coming for vacation decreased by 6.6%
year-on-year to MOP 2,254, while that of transit visitors (MOP 314) dropped by 24.2%.
17.0 21.5 -4.5
4.1 4.6 -0.5
0.7 0.4 0.3
50.2 44.3 5.9
9.6 9.0 0.6
52 662 51 128
61 749 59 541
52 345 45 328
37 892
1 518 1 619
1 864 2 030
1 959
1 665 1 701
0 500 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500
0 10 000 20 000 30 000 40 000 50 000 60 000 70 000
2016 2015
2014 2013
2012 2011
2010
Total Spending of Visitors Total Spending of Overnight Visitors
Total Spending of Same-day Visitors Per-capita Spending of Visitors 2 700
2 254
2 413 1 581
1 399 1 154 314
0 500 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000
. . . . . .
. MOP
2016 2015
Attending MICE Events
Vacation Shopping Business &
Professional Visiting Relatives or Friends Gaming Transit
Sampling Error Historical Data
4th Quarter 4th Quarter
Visitors Total Spending (Million MOP)
Overnight Visitors Overnight Visitors
Same-day Visitors Same-day Visitors
Annual Per-capita Spending (MOP)
Visitors Overnight Visitors
Overnight Visitors Same-day Visitors
Same-day Visitors Annual
Total Spending (Million MOP) Overnight Visitors Same-day Visitors Per-capita Spending (MOP)
Overnight Visitors Same-day Visitors
Methodology
Glossary
Main Purpose of Visit: The most important reason or motivation for the trip, in the absence of which the trip would not have taken place.
Symbols:
- Absolute value equals zero 0# Magnitude less than half of the unit employed
.. Not applicable r Revised figures
% Percentage MOP Macao Pataca
p.p. Percentage point
For additional information:
http://www.dsec.gov.mo/e/visitor_expenditure.aspx 45 328 52 345 0#
MOP
3 082 2 995 ..
1.6 1.3 0.5
0.2
0.5 0.4 0.2 0.1
0.2
0.3 0.3 ..
0.8 0.7 0.3
626 586 662 641 668
1 619 1 864 2 030 1 959 1 665 2 777 3 229 3 475 3 493 2 807
43 845 14 575
8 500 9 961 10 866 10 963 13 362
49 580 50 883 40 165 9 439
61 749 51 128
The amount paid by visitors for the purchase of goods and services for own use or to give away, including expenses paid by the visitors or reimbursed by others such as relatives, friends or employers. Spending of visitors excludes gaming expenses, donations, expenses on purchase of assets and goods for resale.
Visitor who does not spend the night in any residential accommodation, hotel/guesthouse, or casino in the place visited, nor does he/she have accommodation arrangement with a hotel/guesthouse.
Visitor Expenditure Survey and Visitors' Comments Survey adopt systematic sampling in selecting samples of visitors to Macao. At different departure points, enumerators collect spending data and comments on services and facilities from visitors during their stay in Macao.
Any person taking a trip to a main destination outside his/her usual environment, for less than a year, for any main purpose other than to be employed by a resident entity in the country or place visited.
59 541
Note:
Overnight Visitor:
Classification of visitors:
Spending of Visitors:
Visitor:
0.4
“Visitor” is defined in accordance with the International Recommendations for Tourism Statistics 2008 of UNWTO.
0.1
Same-day Visitor:
0.7 0.7
3 573 2 019 2 201
643
1 660 2 733 3 234
1 757 3 776
Visitor who stays at least one night in a residential accommodation or casino in the place visited, or has accommodation arrangement with a hotel/guesthouse.
2 672
35 889
658 2 577 1 969 2 875
10 379
10 785 11 058
1.0 0.8 0.3
534 746 679
1 820
16 318 14 054 12 605 13 444
13 051 2015
2011 2012 2013 2014
Food &
Beverage Accommodation
Shopping Per-capita
Spending
