Statistics on Mainland-Macao Trade and Economic Cooperation in January-September 2013

I. Mainland-Macao Trade

Mainland-Macao trade in January-September 2013 amounted to US$ 2.65 billion, up by 29.6% year-on-year, of which US$ 2.36 billion was Mainland’s export to Macao, and US$ 290 million was Mainland’s import from Macao, up by 22.8% and 136.1% respectively.

In September 2013, Mainland-Macao trade was US$ 320 million, up by 11.1% month-on-month. Of that Mainland’s export to Macao was US$ 290 million, up by 8.7% compared with that of the previous month; and import from Macao was US$ 30 million, down by 45.5% compared with that of the previous month.

II. Investment from Macao

In January-September, 2013, 210 Macao-invested projects were approved by the Mainland, down by 0.5% year-on-year. The actual use of Macao capital was US$ 390 million, down by 9.1% year-on-year.

In September 2013, there were 26 Macao-invested projects approved by the Mainland, up by 52.9% month-on-month. The actual use of Macao capital was US$ 40 million, up by 56% month-on-month.

By the end of September 2013, the accumulated number of Macao-invested projects approved by the Mainland was 13,352 with the actual use of US$ 11.28 billion. In terms of utilized capital, Macao capital accounts for 0.8% of Mainland accumulated foreign capital.

III. Mainland-Macao Economic Cooperation

In January-September 2013, the contracts of Mainland contracted projects in Macao reached 16 with value of US$ 590 million. The turnover amounted to US$ 210 billion. By the end of September 2013, the total number of labor dispatched to Macao was 81,320, and the accumulated turnover reached US$ 9.58 billion.

(Source: Ministry of Commerce Website)