EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS FEBRUARY/2012

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Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service

EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS

FEBRUARY/2012 No. 2

Total merchandise export for February 2012 amounted to MOP653 million, up notably by 82.4% year- on-year compared with the Lunar New Year holidays in February 2011; value of re-exports (MOP481 million) and domestic exports (MOP172 million) surged by 97.3% and 50.5% respectively. Total merchandise import amounted to MOP5.71 billion, up by 64.4% year-on-year. Merchandise trade deficit amounted to MOP5.06 billion in February 2012.

From January to February 2012, total value of merchandise export increased by 25.9% year-on-year to MOP1.27 billion, of which value of re-exports and domestic exports rose by 38.7% and 3.1% respectively. Total value of merchandise import grew by 35.9% to MOP11.35 billion over the same period of 2011.

Merchandise trade deficit for the first two months of 2012 widened by 37.2% year-on-year to MOP10.08 billion. From January to February 2012, total value of external merchandise trade amounted to MOP12.62 billion, up by 34.8% compared with MOP9.36 billion a year earlier.

TABLE 1 － PRINCIPAL INDICATORS OF EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE

Million MOP

2011 2012 Year-on-year %

Principal indicator

Feb. Jan. – Feb. Feb. Jan. – Feb. Feb. Jan. – Feb.

Exports 357.9 1 010.9 652.9 1 273.1 82.4 25.9

Domestic exports 114.1 363.0 171.8 374.2 50.5 3.1

Re-exports 243.8 648.0 481.2 898.9 97.3 38.7

Imports 3 471.8 8 353.7 5 708.2 11 348.9 64.4 35.9

Trade balance (Exp.-Imp.) -3 113.9 -7 342.8 -5 055.3 -10 075.8 -62.3 -37.2

Exports/Imports ratio (%) 10.3 12.1 11.4 11.2 . . . .

.. Not applicable

In February 2012, exports of Textile & garment expanded by 40.8% year-on-year, of which value of Knitted or crocheted garment and Non-knitted or non-crocheted garment increased by 50.7% and 69.2%

respectively. Exports of Non-textile increased by 89.7% year-on-year, of which value of Diamond & diamond jewellery surged by 629.6%.

In the first two months of 2012, exports of Textile & garment fell by 13.2% to MOP180 million;

meanwhile, exports of Non-textile grew by 36.1% year-on-year to MOP1.09 billion, with that of Articles for casino and Machines & apparatus, parts & accessories thereof soaring by 266.9% and 212.4% respectively, but exports of Clocks & watches dropping by 15.2%.

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TABLE 2 － EXPORTS BY PRINCIPAL COMMODITY

Million MOP

Commodity

Total 357.9 1 010.9 652.9 1 273.1 82.4 25.9

Textile and garment 53.5 207.7 75.4 180.3 40.8 -13.2

Of which:

Garment, knitted or crocheted 20.7 96.1 31.2 83.6 50.7 -13.0 Garment, not knitted or crocheted 19.1 80.8 32.3 79.2 69.2 -1.9

Textile fabrics 10.1 21.2 5.8 8.5 -42.2 -60.1

Non-textile 304.4 803.2 577.6 1 092.8 89.7 36.1

Of which:

Machines and apparatus, parts

and accessories thereof 23.4 51.6 90.9 161.2 288.1 212.4

Diamond and diamond jewellery 6.8 72.3 50.0 111.9 629.6 54.9

Tobacco and wine 30.9 87.0 54.9 102.2 77.7 17.4

Clocks and watches 15.8 82.1 27.1 69.6 71.9 -15.2

Copper and articles thereof 32.6 66.4 31.7 61.4 -2.8 -7.4

Articles for casino 6.1 16.2 32.7 59.3 431.2 266.9

Analysed by destination, merchandise export to Hong Kong (MOP661 million) and Mainland China (MOP162 million) in the first two months of 2012 increased by 42.1% and 26.0% respectively year-on-year, but that to the USA (MOP81 million) and the EU (MOP56 million) decreased by 12.6% and 16.7% respectively.

TABLE 3 － EXPORTS BY COUNTRY / TERRITORY

Million MOP

Country / territory

Total 357.9 1 010.9 652.9 1 273.1 82.4 25.9

Hong Kong 143.8 465.1 357.3 660.8 148.5 42.1

Mainland China 60.1 128.7 83.6 162.1 39.0 26.0

USA 24.8 92.6 33.2 81.0 33.7 -12.6

EU 13.2 67.4 23.1 56.2 74.6 -16.7

Of which:

Germany 6.6 23.9 8.3 20.2 26.4 -15.3

France 0.9 10.6 3.3 8.8 284.4 -17.1

United Kingdom 1.3 8.3 2.1 5.4 52.5 -35.2

Italy 1.0 2.4 0^# 0.1 -98.8 -97.5

Canada 2.0 5.3 21.7 26.3 969.9 397.1

Vietnam 10.1 24.0 10.8 24.7 6.7 2.8

Japan 9.1 17.9 11.9 23.0 31.6 28.1

Singapore 1.6 4.3 5.2 11.3 223.6 161.5

Australia 0.4 2.8 2.3 11.2 546.6 305.5

Others 92.9 202.8 103.8 216.6 11.8 6.8

0^# Magnitude less than half of the unit employed

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In February 2012, total merchandise import amounted to MOP5.71 billion, up by 64.4% year-on-year, with that of Consumer goods rising by 68.2%.

In the first two months of 2012, total value of merchandise import grew by 35.9% year-on-year to MOP11.35 billion, with that of Consumer goods (MOP6.96 billion) and Capital goods (MOP2.12 billion) rising by 35.6% and 43.2% respectively year-on-year.

TABLE 4 － IMPORTS BY BROAD ECONOMIC CATEGORY

Million MOP

Commodity

Total 3 471.8 8 353.7 5 708.2 11 348.9 64.4 35.9

Consumer goods 2 026.2 5 135.0 3 408.0 6 961.2 68.2 35.6

Capital goods 693.4 1 483.2 1 146.6 2 124.5 65.4 43.2

Fuels and lubricants 414.0 875.4 553.6 1 156.0 33.7 32.1

Raw materials and

semi-manufactures 338.1 860.1 600.0 1 107.2 77.5 28.7

Analysed by imports of Consumer goods, in the first two months of 2012, value of Food & beverages (MOP1.49 billion) grew by 13.7% year-on-year; Other durable consumer goods (MOP2.51 billion) expanded by 61.7%, with Watches (MOP797 million) rising by 58.4%; Other semi-durable consumer goods (MOP1.64 billion) increased by 32.1%, with Handbags & wallets (MOP697 million) rising by 57.8%.

TABLE 5 － IMPORTS OF CONSUMER GOODS

Million MOP

Category of consumer goods

Total 2 026.2 5 135.0 3 408.0 6 961.2 68.2 35.6

Household consumption goods 464.5 1 306.3 680.0 1 485.5 46.4 13.7 (food and beverages)

Motor cars and motorcycles 111.3 261.3 233.4 422.1 109.7 61.5 Other durable consumer goods 624.3 1 552.4 1 257.5 2 510.9 101.4 61.7

Of which:

Gold jewellery 252.8 670.8 376.4 818.5 48.9 22.0

Watches 215.3 503.4 432.0 797.2 100.7 58.4

Other semi-durable consumer goods 518.4 1 242.9 805.9 1 642.4 55.5 32.1 Of which:

Handbags and wallets 177.6 441.8 324.4 697.1 82.6 57.8

Footwear 69.5 167.5 112.7 229.8 62.2 37.2

Other non-durable consumer goods 307.7 772.1 431.2 900.2 40.1 16.6 Of which:

Beauty, cosmetic and skin-care 67.5 186.9 118.1 254.2 75.0 36.0 products

Tobacco 36.9 107.1 25.1 60.4 -32.0 -43.6

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Within the imports of Capital goods, in the first two months of 2012, value of Mobile phones (MOP996 million) and Portable computers (MOP156 million) increased by 64.5% and 24.4% respectively year-on-year.

TABLE 6 － IMPORTS OF CAPITAL GOODS

Million MOP

Category of capital goods

Total 693.4 1 483.2 1 146.6 2 124.5 65.4 43.2

Of which:

Mobile phones 256.1 605.3 456.8 995.6 78.4 64.5

Portable computers 45.9 125.7 81.1 156.4 76.7 24.4

Slot machines, parts and accessories thereof

114.8 152.2 97.5 136.9 -15.1 -10.1

Computer hard disk 30.9 76.8 76.9 127.2 149.1 65.7

Casino chips 23.9 34.7 25.8 26.7 7.8 -23.2

In the first two months of 2012, merchandise import from Mainland China (MOP3.47 billion), the EU (MOP2.76 billion) and Hong Kong (MOP1.39 billion) rose by 43.9%, 25.4% and 60.6% respectively year-on- year.

TABLE 7 － IMPORTS BY COUNTRY / TERRITORY

Million MOP

Country / territory

Total 3 471.8 8 353.7 5 708.2 11 348.9 64.4 35.9

Mainland China 1 011.3 2 410.1 1 722.9 3 468.1 70.4 43.9

EU 884.0 2 202.0 1 338.8 2 761.5 51.5 25.4

Of which:

France 396.6 942.6 561.3 1 114.9 41.5 18.3

Italy 228.6 596.8 425.9 947.8 86.3 58.8

Germany 65.5 191.7 112.1 237.2 71.1 23.7

United Kingdom 53.4 132.3 95.9 171.8 79.8 29.8

Hong Kong 313.2 863.2 726.1 1 386.5 131.8 60.6

Switzerland 246.0 618.4 468.7 916.0 90.6 48.1

USA 291.4 566.0 356.6 740.5 22.4 30.8

Japan 235.9 523.1 346.5 616.6 46.9 17.9

Singapore 63.9 177.6 134.1 287.4 109.9 61.8

Korea, Republic of 65.7 134.9 111.0 220.5 69.1 63.5

Taiwan, China 74.9 165.4 104.4 196.2 39.4 18.6

Malaysia 37.2 89.5 75.6 137.9 103.1 54.0

Thailand 51.7 132.1 69.0 133.8 33.4 1.3

Others 196.6 471.4 254.5 483.9 29.4 2.6

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No. 2 DSEC FEBRUARY/2012 EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS

The following statistical tables are available for download from DSEC 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.

SITC: Standard International Trade Classification CAM: Classification of Economic Activities of Macao

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.