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

I. Mainland-Macao Trade

Mainland-Macao trade in January-August 2013 amounted to US$ 2.33 billion, up by 32.2% year-on-year, of which US$ 2.07 billion was Mainland’s export to Macao, and US$ 260 million was Mainland’s import from Macao, up by 23.7% and 189.1% respectively.

In August 2013, Mainland-Macao trade was US$ 280 million, up by 9.3% month-on-month. Of that, Mainland’s export to Macao was US$ 260 million, up by 11.9% compared with that of the previous month; and import from Macao was US$ 20 million, down by 18.9% compared with that of the previous month.

II. Investment from Macao

In January-August, 2013, 184 Macao-invested projects were approved by the Mainland, up by 4.6% year-on-year. The actual use of Macao capital was US$ 350 million, down by 2.2% year-on-year.

In August 2013, there were 17 Macao-invested projects approved by the Mainland, down by 37% month-on-month. The actual use of Macao capital was US$ 30 million, down by 59% month-on-month.

By the end of August 2013, the accumulated number of Macao-invested projects approved by the Mainland was 13,326 with the actual use of US$ 11.24 billion. In terms of utilized capital, Macao capital accounts for 0.8% of Mainland accumulated foreign capital.

III. Mainland-Macao Economic Cooperation

In January-August 2013, the contracts of Mainland contracted projects in Macao reached 15, with value of US$ 590 million. The turnover amounted to US$ 190 million. By the end of August 2013, the total number of labor dispatched to Macao was 80,140, and the accumulated turnover reached US$ 9.56 billion.

(Source: Ministry of Commerce Website)