Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that total spending of visitors (excluding gaming expenses) amounted to MOP14.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2012, up by 9% in comparison with MOP13.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2011. Spending of overnight visitors totalled MOP12.6 billion and that of same-day visitors was MOP2.0 billion. For the whole year of 2012, total spending of visitors reached MOP52.3 billion, up by 15% from MOP45.3 billion in 2011. In the fourth quarter of 2012, per-capita spending of visitors was MOP2,019, an increase of 11% year-on-year. Per-capita spending of visitors from Mainland China was MOP2,574 and that of Mainland visitors travelling under the Individual Visit Scheme (IVS) amounted to MOP2,610; besides, spending of visitors from Japan and Singapore stood at MOP1,788 and MOP1,641 respectively. As regards per-capita spending of long-haul visitors, those from Australia, the UK and the US spent MOP1,360, MOP1,230 and MOP1,155 respectively. For the whole year of 2012, per-capita spending of visitors was MOP1,864, up by 15% compared with MOP1,619 in 2011. Non-shopping spending of visitors rose by 19% year-on-year to MOP1,044 in the fourth quarter of 2012, of which expenses on Accommodation and Food & Beverage accounted for 51% and 35% respectively. Japanese visitors had the highest per-capita non-shopping spending of MOP1,633 and Singaporean visitors spent MOP1,186. In addition, shopping spending of visitors amounted to MOP975, up by 3% year-on-year. The preferred shopping items included Clothing (23%), Jewellery & Watches (19%), and Local Food Products (19%). Per-capita shopping spending of Mainland visitors took the lead at MOP1,445, with that of IVS visitors reaching MOP1,598. In the fourth quarter of 2012, per-capita spending of overnight visitors increased by 10% year-on-year to MOP3,573; per-capita spending of same-day visitors decreased by 17% to MOP534. Per-capita spending of overnight and same-day Mainland visitors amounted to MOP4,673 and MOP630 respectively; per-capita spending of overnight and same-day Mainland visitors travelling under IVS reached MOP4,803 and MOP987.
