EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS MARCH 2022

Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service

EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS MARCH 2022

Principal indicators

Exports Domestic exports Re-exports Imports Total trade Trade balance

Principal merchandise export

Textiles & garments

Garments, not knitted or crocheted Garments, knitted or crocheted Non-textiles

Diamond & diamond jewellery Watches

Machines, apparatus & parts Travel goods & handbags

Principal merchandise import

Beauty, cosmetic/skincare products Food & beverages

Mobile phones Garments & footwear Handbags & wallets Watches

Fuels & lubricants Construction materials

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160.3

52.0 3.9 154.7 54.6

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.. Not applicable

Gold jewellery

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Current month

Year-on-year

(%) 1^st quarter 3,878.8

Year-on-year (%)

-34,602.4 42,360.0 38,481.2 3,374.6 504.2 1,433.8

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21.1

Merchandise export and import amounted to MOP1.43 billion and MOP13.88 billion in March, up by 10.6% and 22.3% respectively year-on-year.

Merchandise trade deficit totalled MOP12.45 billion.

In the first quarter of 2022, merchandise export rose by 12.3% year-on-year, with domestic exports and re-exports increasing by 18.5% and 11.4%

respectively; in addition, merchandise import grew by 30.5%. External merchandise trade went up by 28.6% year-on-year to MOP42.36 billion. Merchandise trade deficit totalled MOP34.60 billion, an uplift of MOP8.57 billion from MOP26.03 billion a year earlier.

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28.6 30.5 12.3

1,270.5 163.2

291.3

29.9 4,096.4

624.7 -12,445.1

15,312.7

18.5

205.9

25.8 4,058.3

49.0

15.4 -27.0

29.3

27.7 15.7 3,277.2

1,423.0 2,977.5 2,996.6

-6.9 17.0 3,859.4

11.4

548.7 798.0 1,128.7 1,186.4 1,330.8 1,367.4 1,420.1

Year-on-year (%)

12.4 25.1

19.5 20.3 Current

month

2,472.5 49.2

－

663.9 131.1

71.5

455.3

222.0

10.6

776.5 1,227.9

276.1

264.9

22.3

1^st quarter Year-on-year

(%) 12.4

-1.6

Current month 13,878.9

Analysed by destination, merchandise export to Hong Kong (MOP3.10 billion) and the USA (MOP147 million) showed respective year-on-year growth of 20.7% and 13.4% in the first quarter, while merchandise export to mainland China (MOP281 million) dropped by 35.0%. By place of origin, merchandise import from the EU (MOP14.36 billion), mainland China (MOP11.01 billion) and Switzerland (MOP3.06 billion) expanded by 49.4%, 10.1% and 15.5%

respectively year-on-year.

Year-on-year (%) Million MOP

Million MOP

6,221.2 101.0 7.9

41.6 27.5

8.2 3,423.5 170.0

1^st quarter Year-on-year (%)

24.3 52.6 40.2

Million MOP 9.4

-34.9 57.7 46.5

496.1

26.9 19.6 41.4

2022.04

56.6

15,313

10.3

0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28

0 3,000 6,000 9,000 12,000 15,000 18,000

May Jul. Sep. Nov. Jan. Mar.

Total external trade Exports/imports ratio

% Million MOP

2021 2022

Total external trade and exports/imports ratio

160 265

41 52 0

50 100 150 200 250 300

May Jul. Sep. Nov. Jan. Mar.

Machines, appar. & parts Watches Copper & articles thereof Garments 2021 2022 Million MOP

Re-exports : Domesticexports :

Principal merchandise export

1,420 1,331 798

0 250 500 750 1,000 1,250 1,500 1,750 2,000

May Jul. Sep. Nov. Jan. Mar.

Food & beverages Garments & footwear Gold jewellery 2021 2022 Million MOP

Principal merchandise import

Principal merchandise export destinations

Mainland China Hong Kong USA

European Union Netherlands France Singapore Japan

Principal merchandise import origins

European Union France Italy Mainland China Hong Kong Switzerland Japan USA

Historical data of external merchandise trade for March

Exports Domestic exports Re-exports Imports Total trade Trade balance Exports/Imports ratio (%)

Sources of data: Macao Customs Service, Economic and Technological Development Bureau

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2│External Merchandise Trade Statistics

2021 2020

5,031.0

83.5 -10.9

11,006.2 4,972.1

58.4 1.9 147.2

Year-on-year (%) Current

month 18.1

1.8 6.8 Current

month

March 2022

24.7 -3,124.2 5,178.9 4,151.5 887.9 139.5 1,027.4

11.4 -10,053.3 12,646.3 11,349.8 1,130.7 115.5

1,186.9 2018

13.8

2016 2017

20.1 9.2

13.2

80.7 93.6

34.1 59.6

981.0 951.6 1,163.8 313.5

13.5 -13.9 14.0 4,009.1

1,687.5 2,959.2

18.9 -4,373.6 6,409.3 5,391.4 867.1 150.7 1,017.9

17.0 -5,228.2 7,372.3 6,300.3 917.7 154.4 1,072.1 1^st quarter

41.9 42.7 13.5 25.5 52.1 1,161.1

106.6

51.8 15.5

2.1

364.5 49.9 -77.3

8,235.2 14,355.5

13.4 Million MOP

Million MOP

2019 83.0

49.4

16.8 -5,868.2 8,241.9 7,055.0 1,071.4

-6,455.0 8,516.1 7,485.6 878.9 151.7 1,030.5 85.6

23.2 15.5 14.3 10.1

Million MOP 23.6

11.4 -47.5 25.6 -45.2 Year-on-year

(%) 1^st quarter

20.7 -35.0 Year-on-year

(%)

Year-on-year (%) 3,104.2

281.0

2,411.5 2,484.3 3,064.0 1,351.7

European Union 1.3%

Japan 1.1%

USA 3.8%

Singapore 1.1%

Mainland China 7.2%

Hong Kong 80.0%

Others 5.5%

Merchandise export destinations (1^stquarter)

Mainland China 28.6%

Hong Kong 3.5%

France 21.4%

Italy 12.9%

Switzerland 8.0%

USA 6.3%

Japan 6.5%

Others 12.8%

Merchandise import origins (1^stquarter)