In view of providing more information on inbound visitor expenditure from different places, the Statistics and Census Service releases data on visitors' spending of six additional countries, namely Malaysia; Singapore; Thailand; the United States; the United Kingdom; and Australia, starting from the first quarter of 2012. Total spending (excluding gaming expenses) of visitors, which was extrapolated from about 43,000 effective samples, reached MOP 13.1 billion in the first quarter of 2012, up notably by 35% year-on-year. Total spending of overnight visitors surged by 39% year-on-year to MOP 10.6 billion, and that of same-day visitors increased by 19% to MOP 2.5 billion. Moreover, total non-shopping spending and shopping spending of visitors amounted to MOP 6.4 billion and MOP 6.7 billion, up by 28% and 42% respectively year-on-year. In the first quarter of 2012, per-capita spending of visitors was MOP 1,891, an increase of 25% from a year earlier. Analyzed by place of residence, per-capita spending of those from Mainland China stood at MOP 2,435; Singapore at MOP 1,448; and Malaysia at MOP 1,375. Meanwhile, per-capita spending of long-haul visitors from Australia, the United States of America and the United Kingdom was MOP 1,316, MOP 1,186 and MOP 1,018 respectively. Moreover, per-capita spending of overnight visitors increased by 28% year-on-year to MOP 3,358 and that of same-day visitors rose by 11% to MOP 665. Per-capita spending of overnight and same-day visitors from Mainland China topped at MOP 4,391 and MOP 842. Per-capita non-shopping spending of visitors rose by 18% year-on-year to MOP 921, of which expenses on Accommodation and Food & Beverage accounted for 48% and 36% respectively. Per-capita non-shopping spending of Japanese visitors took the lead at MOP 1,192; for long-haul visitors, those from Australia had the highest per-capita non-shopping spending of MOP 1,092. Per-capita shopping spending of visitors was MOP 971, up by 31% over the same quarter of 2011, with Local Food Products (22%), Jewellery & Watches (19%) and Clothing (17%) being the more popular shopping items. However, per-capita shopping spending of Mainland visitors reached MOP 1,464.
