EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS AUGUST/2012

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Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service

EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS

AUGUST/2012 No. 8

Total merchandise export for August 2012 amounted to MOP816 million, up by 49.6% year-on-year,

attributable to a 83.5% surge in re-exports (MOP632 million), but

domestic exports (MOP184 million) decreased by 8.6%. Total merchandise import amounted to MOP6.05 billion, up by 7.1% year-on-year.

Merchandise trade deficit amounted to MOP5.24 billion for August 2012.

From January to August 2012, total value of merchandise export increased by 19.4% year-on-year to MOP5.40 billion, of which value of re-exports and domestic exports increased by 29.7% and 0.1%

respectively. Total value of merchandise import grew by 19.6% to MOP46.50 billion over the same period of 2011.

Merchandise trade deficit for the first eight months of 2012 amounted to MOP41.10 billion. From January to August 2012, total value of external merchandise trade reached MOP51.90 billion, up by 19.6%

compared with MOP43.39 billion a year earlier.

TABLE 1 － PRINCIPAL INDICATORS OF EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE

Million MOP

2011 2012 Year-on-year %

Principal indicator

Aug. Jan. – Aug. Aug. Jan. – Aug. Aug. Jan. – Aug.

Exports 545.7 4 523.1 816.1 5 400.6 49.6 19.4

Domestic exports 201.3 1 575.0 183.9 1 576.5 -8.6 0.1 Re-exports 344.4 2 948.1 632.1 3 824.0 83.5 29.7

Imports 5 649.9 38 864.1 6 052.9 46 496.5 7.1 19.6

Trade balance (Exp.-Imp.) -5 104.2 -34 340.9 -5 236.8 -41 096.0 -2.6 -19.7 Exports/Imports ratio (%) 9.7 11.6 13.5 11.6 . . . .

.. Not applicable

In August 2012, exports of Textiles & garments declined by 22.0% year-on-year, of which value of Non-knitted or non-crocheted garments and Knitted or crocheted garments decreased by 30.8% and 28.5% respectively. Exports of Non-textiles increased by 68.4% year-on-year, of which value of Diamond and diamond jewellery surged by 10 times.

In the first eight months of 2012, exports of Textiles & garments fell by 22.7% year-on-year to MOP739 million; meanwhile, exports of Non-textiles grew by 30.7% to MOP4.66 billion, with that of Machines &

apparatus, parts & accessories thereof and Tobacco & wine soaring by 163.4% and 23.7% respectively.

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TABLE 2 － EXPORTS BY PRINCIPAL COMMODITY

Million MOP

Commodity

Total 545.7 4 523.1 816.1 5 400.6 49.6 19.4

Textiles and garments 113.9 955.9 88.9 738.8 -22.0 -22.7 Garment, not knitted or crocheted 57.3 398.6 39.7 338.2 -30.8 -15.2 Garment, knitted or crocheted 37.6 363.6 26.9 285.6 -28.5 -21.5

Textile fabrics 10.8 113.6 9.5 46.6 -12.1 -59.0

Non-textiles 431.8 3 567.2 727.2 4 661.7 68.4 30.7

Machines and apparatus, parts

and accessories thereof 42.5 375.4 251.0 988.7 491.3 163.4

Tobacco and wine 60.2 419.3 53.9 518.8 -10.4 23.7

Copper and articles thereof 33.7 263.8 37.1 254.3 10.1 -3.6 Diamond and diamond jewellery 1.8 167.1 19.7 184.2 1 005.5 10.3

Clocks and watches 25.8 184.8 11.3 162.5 -56.2 -12.1

Articles for casino 13.1 145.2 21.7 161.6 65.4 11.3

Analysed by destination, merchandise export to Hong Kong (MOP2.74 billion) and Mainland China (MOP875 million) in the first eight months of 2012 increased by 41.9% and 18.5% year-on-year respectively, while export to the USA (MOP344 million) and the EU (MOP226 million) decreased by 12.5% and 17.0%

respectively.

TABLE 3 － EXPORTS BY COUNTRY / TERRITORY

Million MOP

Country / territory

Total 545.7 4 523.1 816.1 5 400.6 49.6 19.4

Hong Kong 251.9 1 931.5 475.3 2 740.2 88.7 41.9

Mainland China 66.9 738.7 134.2 875.0 100.7 18.5

USA 43.9 392.7 41.7 343.8 -5.1 -12.5

EU 25.6 272.7 16.2 226.5 -36.6 -17.0

Germany 9.5 92.6 4.1 61.9 -56.3 -33.1

France 2.2 53.2 1.9 31.4 -11.0 -40.9

United Kingdom 5.2 37.2 2.8 27.4 -46.2 -26.3

Italy 0.8 9.1 1.7 13.9 116.2 52.9

Japan 14.1 86.3 13.7 105.5 -3.2 22.2

Vietnam 10.3 94.0 9.8 93.0 -4.8 -1.0

Canada 1.2 16.7 3.0 42.9 151.4 157.0

Singapore 8.4 36.3 2.9 39.4 -65.9 8.5

Others 123.3 954.2 119.4 934.2 -3.2 -2.1

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In August 2012, total merchandise import amounted to MOP6.05 billion, up by 7.1% year-on-year, with that of Raw materials and semi-manufactures rising by 23.2%.

In the first eight months of 2012, total value of merchandise import grew by 19.6% year-on-year to MOP46.50 billion, with that of Consumer goods (MOP28.40 billion) and Capital goods (MOP8.53 billion) rising by 21.0% and 20.6% respectively.

TABLE 4 － IMPORTS BY BROAD ECONOMIC CATEGORY

Million MOP

Commodity

Total 5 649.9 38 864.1 6 052.9 46 496.5 7.1 19.6

Consumer goods 3 449.3 23 468.7 3 589.9 28 400.8 4.1 21.0

Capital goods 944.3 7 068.6 1 115.7 8 525.9 18.2 20.6

Fuels and lubricants 710.8 4 420.1 675.5 5 073.6 -5.0 14.8 Raw materials and

semi-manufactures 545.4 3 906.6 671.8 4 496.3 23.2 15.1

Analysed by imports of Consumer goods, in the first eight months of 2012, value of Food &

beverages (MOP5.55 billion) grew by 0.2% year-on-year; Other durable consumer goods (MOP10.71 billion) expanded by 38.6%, with Watches (MOP3.47 billion) rising by 46.7%; Other semi-durable consumer goods (MOP6.18 billion) increased by 17.9%, with Handbags & wallets (MOP2.50 billion) rising by 23.1%.

TABLE 5 － IMPORTS OF CONSUMER GOODS

Million MOP

Category of consumer goods

Total 3 449.3 23 468.7 3 589.9 28 400.8 4.1 21.0

Household consumption goods 809.1 5 541.0 705.2 5 553.7 -12.8 0.2 (food and beverages)

Motor cars and motorcycles 217.0 1 435.7 244.6 2 141.9 12.7 49.2 Other durable consumer goods 1 169.5 7 725.4 1 276.3 10 709.5 9.1 38.6 Gold jewellery 563.0 3 678.2 649.2 4 918.1 15.3 33.7 Watches 346.1 2 364.8 452.6 3 468.1 30.8 46.7 Other semi-durable consumer goods 787.4 5 246.6 850.3 6 184.7 8.0 17.9 Handbags and wallets 320.8 2 033.8 301.0 2 503.7 -6.2 23.1

Footwear 120.7 757.5 129.3 904.8 7.1 19.4

Other non-durable consumer goods 466.3 3 520.1 513.5 3 811.0 10.1 8.3 Beauty, cosmetic and skin-

care

107.4 791.4 125.4 967.3 16.8 22.2

products

Tobacco 51.9 513.0 35.9 292.3 -30.8 -43.0

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Within the imports of Capital goods, in the first eight months of 2012, value of Mobile phones (MOP3.83 billion) and Computer hard disks (MOP616 million) increased by 48.0% and 43.9% respectively year-on-year.

TABLE 6 － IMPORTS OF CAPITAL GOODS

Million MOP

Commodity

Total 944.3 7 068.6 1 115.7 8 525.9 18.2 20.6

Mobile phones 395.5 2 587.6 524.5 3 830.5 32.6 48.0

Portable computers 118.0 758.2 100.1 800.4 -15.2 5.6

Computer hard disks 46.9 427.8 30.5 615.6 -34.8 43.9 Slot machines, parts

and accessories thereof

41.9 368.8 62.2 499.3 48.5 35.4

In the first eight months of 2012, merchandise import from Mainland China (MOP14.99 billion), the EU (MOP10.89 billion) and Hong Kong (MOP5.42 billion) rose by 25.1%, 12.4% and 23.3% respectively year-on-year.

TABLE 7 － IMPORTS BY COUNTRY / TERRITORY

Million MOP

Country / territory

Total 5 649.9 38 864.1 6 052.9 46 496.5 7.1 19.6

Mainland China 1 733.5 11 981.6 2 122.7 14 985.0 22.5 25.1

EU 1 397.7 9 690.0 1 389.4 10 892.2 -0.6 12.4

France 553.7 4 090.2 536.4 4 119.3 -3.1 0.7

Italy 440.4 2 738.7 447.7 3 480.3 1.6 27.1

United Kingdom 92.7 606.9 135.1 1 124.5 45.6 85.3

Germany 122.5 976.1 119.3 1 062.9 -2.7 8.9

Hong Kong 663.1 4 396.8 631.4 5 421.6 -4.8 23.3

Switzerland 376.9 2 684.7 485.4 3 731.5 28.8 39.0

Japan 359.7 2 463.0 356.4 2 776.1 -0.9 12.7

USA 309.3 2 339.5 252.7 2 372.6 -18.3 1.4

Korea, Republic of 82.9 601.1 189.9 1 125.8 129.2 87.3

Singapore 206.2 1 006.7 80.4 1 082.0 -61.0 7.5

Taiwan, China 138.7 878.7 108.5 916.2 -21.8 4.3

Malaysia 53.4 477.9 67.6 659.6 26.5 38.0

Thailand 62.3 497.3 63.8 602.4 2.3 21.1

Australia 56.7 421.8 79.0 392.2 39.5 -7.0

Others 209.4 1 425.0 225.7 1 539.3 7.8 8.0

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No.8 DSEC AUGUST/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 “Statistics Database” of our website.