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External merchandise trade statistics for January 2023
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that total merchandise export amounted to MOP899 million in January 2023, down by 37.2% year-on-year. Value of re-exports (MOP810 million) fell by 34.3%, of which re-exports of Diamond & diamond jewellery and Watches declined by 83.1% and 63.8% respectively, while those of Articles for casino leapt by 735.3%. Value of domestic exports (MOP89 million) shrank by 55.4%, of which domestic exports of Garments and Pharmaceutical products & organic chemicals tumbled by 79.8% and 50.3% respectively. Meanwhile, total merchandise import went down by 24.7% year-on-year to MOP10.45 billion; imports of Mobile phones, Gold jewellery and Beauty, cosmetic & skincare products reduced by 56.8%, 37.1% and 32.8% respectively, whereas imports of Electronic components and Food & beverages surged by 102.1% and 2.5% respectively. Merchandise trade deficit in January 2023 totalled MOP9.56 billion.
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Travel trade can access MGTO’s online services via “Macao One Account” from March
From 1 March onwards, license holders of various establishments regulated by Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) can access MGTO’s relevant services via “Macao One Account”. The widened access goes in line with the SAR Government’s advancement in electronic administration.
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IAM continues to promote TNA animal adoption with animal protection groups
Tratamento e acolhimento de animais para promoção da sua adopção
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Results of retail sales survey for 4th quarter of 2022
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that value of retail sales for the fourth quarter of 2022 totalled MOP14.80 billion, down by 20.6% year-on-year. After removing the effect of price changes, the sales volume index dropped by 21.8% year-on-year.
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Package tours and hotel occupancy rate for January 2023
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that a total of 125 hotel establishments offered accommodation services to the public in January 2023, an increase of 7 year-on-year. However, the total number of available guest rooms decreased by 1.8% to 38,000 in light of a drop in supply of 5-star hotel guest rooms. The average occupancy rate of guest rooms in January rose by 27.3 percentage points year-on-year to 71.2%, with the rates for 2-star and 5-star hotels surging by 33.5 percentage points and 30.5 percentage points respectively.
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