EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS JANUARY/2011

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Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service

EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS

JANUARY/2011 No. 1

The value of total merchandise export for January 2011 amounted to MOP656 million, up by 5.8% year- on-year, of which value of domestic exports increased by 17.0% to MOP249 million, and that of re-exports held stable at MOP407 million. Value of total merchandise import amounted to MOP4.93 billion, up notably by 39.5% year-on-year.

Merchandise trade deficit for January 2011 widened by 46.7% year-on-year to MOP4.28 billion; the exports/imports ratio which reflects import and export trade balance situation was 13.3%, down by 4.2 percentage points year-on-year. In January 2011, total value of merchandise import and export stood at MOP5.59 billion, up by 34.5% compared with MOP4.16 billion from a year earlier.

TABLE 1 － PRINCIPAL INDICATORS OF EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE

Million MOP

2010 2011 Year-on-year %

Principal indicator

January January January

Exports 619.44 655.59 5.8

Domestic exports 212.56 248.80 17.0

Re-exports 406.89 406.80 0^#

Imports 3 535.79 4 932.58 39.5

Trade balance (Exp.-Imp.) -2 916.35 -4 276.98 -46.7

Exports/Imports ratio (%) 17.5 13.3 ..

.. Not applicable

0^# Magnitude less than half of the unit employed

In January 2011, exports of Non-textile rose by 6.9% year-on-year to MOP502 million, with that of Clocks & watches and Tobacco & wine surging by 213.3% and 62.6% respectively, but value of Jewellery dropping by 22.1%; meanwhile, value of Textile & garment exports grew by 2.4% to MOP154 million.

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TABLE 2 － EXPORTS BY PRINCIPAL COMMODITY

Million MOP

Commodity

Total 619.44 655.59 5.8

Textile and garment 150.49 154.08 2.4

Of which:

Garment, knitted or crocheted 74.97 75.41 0.6 Garment, not knitted or crocheted 57.30 61.59 7.5

Textile fabrics 9.78 11.12 13.6

Textile yarn and thread 6.04 4.73 -21.7

Non-textile 468.95 501.51 6.9

Of which:

Jewellery 89.51 69.70 -22.1

Clocks and watches 21.16 66.29 213.3

Tobacco and wine 34.48 56.05 62.6

Copper and articles thereof 32.37 33.73 4.2 Machines and apparatus, parts

and accessories thereof 32.97 28.26 -14.3

Analyzed by destination, value of merchandise export to Hong Kong (MOP324 million) and the EU (MOP54 million) in January 2011 increased by 19.8% and 24.8% respectively year-on-year; however, exports to Mainland China (MOP69 million) and the USA (MOP68 million) decreased by 16.5% and 18.2% respectively.

TABLE 3 － EXPORTS BY COUNTRY / TERRITORY

Million MOP

Country / territory

Total 619.44 655.59 5.8

Hong Kong 270.64 324.11 19.8

Mainland China 82.07 68.57 -16.5

USA 82.88 67.83 -18.2

EU 43.36 54.12 24.8

Of which:

Germany 12.13 17.27 42.5

France 8.19 9.76 19.3

United Kingdom 4.89 6.97 42.5

Italy 1.08 1.46 34.6

Vietnam 16.46 13.84 -15.9

Taiwan, China 13.47 11.94 -11.4

Japan 10.28 8.87 -13.8

Mexico 6.57 8.41 28.0

Others 93.70 97.90 4.5

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In January 2011, total value of merchandise import increased by 39.5% year-on-year, with that of Consumer goods (MOP3.13 billion), Capital goods (MOP800 million) and Raw materials & semi- manufactures (MOP543 million) rising by 43.1%, 65.1% and 22.2% respectively year-on-year.

TABLE 4 － IMPORTS BY BROAD ECONOMIC CATEGORY

Million MOP

Commodity

Total 3 535.79 4 932.58 39.5

Consumer goods 2 189.61 3 134.15 43.1

Capital goods 484.53 800.05 65.1

Raw materials and

semi-manufactures 444.23 542.76 22.2

Fuels and lubricants 417.42 455.61 9.1

Among the imports of Consumer goods, value of Food & beverages (MOP841 million) expanded significantly by 45.7% year-on-year; value of Other durable consumer goods (MOP973 million) grew by 34.5%, with that of Gold jewellery (MOP427 million) rising by 21.8%; value of Other semi-durable consumer goods (MOP703 million) soared by 82.4%, with that of Handbags & wallets (MOP263 million) surging by 106.6%.

TABLE 5 － IMPORTS OF CONSUMER GOODS

Million MOP

Category of consumer goods

Total 2 189.61 3 134.15 43.1

Household consumption goods 577.10 840.85 45.7 (food and beverages)

Motor cars and motorcycles 128.65 152.51 18.5 Other durable consumer goods 723.86 973.44 34.5

Of which:

Gold jewellery 350.58 427.10 21.8

Watches 188.11 305.68 62.5

Other semi-durable consumer goods 385.13 702.66 82.4 Of which:

Handbags and wallets 127.45 263.35 106.6

Footwear 54.02 97.93 81.3

Other non-durable consumer goods 374.87 464.70 24.0 Of which:

Beauty, cosmetic and skin- care

94.50 119.50 26.5

products

Tobacco 44.34 70.21 58.4

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Within the imports of Raw materials & semi-manufactures, the value of Construction materials rose by 35.3% year-on-year and that of Raw materials & semi-manufactures for furskins, paper & plastics grew by 12.3%; nevertheless, the value of Textile materials registered a decrease of 8.2%.

TABLE 6 － IMPORTS OF RAW MATERIALS & SEMI-MANUFACTURES

Million MOP

Principal category of raw materials & semi-manufactures

Total 444.23 542.76 22.2

Of which:

Construction materials 39.10 52.89 35.3

Raw materials and semi-manufactures

for furskins, paper and plastics 40.34 45.31 12.3

Textile materials 47.81 43.88 -8.2

Semi-manufactures of machinery and

electrical machines 42.86 32.25 -24.8

Copper and aluminium materials and

semi-manufactures thereof 20.45 22.16 8.3

Glass materials 17.11 21.88 27.8

In January 2011, value of merchandise import from Mainland China (MOP1.40 billion), the EU (MOP1.33 billion) and Hong Kong (MOP559 million) rose by 34.7%, 66.8% and 23.2% respectively year-on-year.

TABLE 7 － IMPORTS BY COUNTRY / TERRITORY

Million MOP

Country / territory

Total 3 535.79 4 932.58 39.5

Mainland China 1 043.26 1 404.97 34.7

EU 798.64 1 332.44 66.8

Of which:

France 350.67 562.62 60.4

Italy 155.09 363.95 134.7

Germany 103.41 127.99 23.8

United Kingdom 71.45 79.01 10.6

Hong Kong 453.18 558.50 23.2

Switzerland 274.75 391.00 42.3

Japan 268.14 287.64 7.3

USA 183.18 275.28 50.3

Singapore 68.64 104.09 51.7

Taiwan, China 89.08 90.65 1.8

Thailand 54.14 80.15 48.0

Republic of Korea 57.51 69.26 20.4

Australia 30.52 54.37 78.2

Others 214.75 284.23 32.4

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No. 1 DSEC JANUARY/2011 EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS

The following statistical tables are available for download from our website

Table 1 − Changes of external merchandise trade Table 2 − Imports and exports of goods by month

Table 3 − Domestic exports and re-exports of goods by month

Table 4 − Imports by section and division of SITC-Rev. 4, and country/territory of origin Table 5 − Exports by section and division of SITC-Rev. 4, and country/territory of destination Table 6 − Imports by country/territory of origin, and section and division of SITC-Rev. 4 Table 7 − Exports by country/territory of destination and principal commodity

Table 8 − Imports and exports by geographical/economic zone and country/territory

Table 9 − Domestic exports and re-exports by geographical/economic zone and country/territory Table 10 − Imports by broad economic category and country/territory of origin

Table 11 − Exports by principal commodity and country/territory of destination

* Table 12 − Quarterly exports by principal commodity and country/territory of destination

* Table 13 − Quarterly imports by broad economic category and country/territory of origin

* Table 14 − Exports by group of CAM-Rev. 1

* Table 15 − Value and gross weight of goods by type of trade and mode of transport

* Available in March, June, September and December.

Note 1: Due to rounding, the total may not correspond to the sum of the partial figures in the statistical tables.

Note 2: Figures in this publication are provisional and subject to revision later on. To obtain the latest information, please visit the “Database of External Merchandise Trade Statistics” or “Time Series Database” of our website.