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

I. Mainland-Macao Trade

Mainland-Macao trade in January-July 2013 amounted to US$ 2.05 billion, up by 36.9% year-on-year, of which US$ 1.81 billion was Mainland’s export to Macao, and US$ 240 million was Mainland’s import from Macao, up by 27.6% and 199.1% respectively.

In July 2013, Mainland-Macao trade was US$ 260 million, up by 2.6% month-on-month. Of which Mainland’s export to Macao was US$ 240 million, up by 3.9% compared with that of the previous month; and import from Macao was US$ 20 million, up by 1.6% compared with that of the previous month.

II. Investment from Macao

In January-July, 2013, 167 Macao-invested projects were approved by the Mainland, up by 8.4% year-on-year. The actual use of Macao capital was US$ 320 million, up by 3.2% year-on-year.

In July 2013, there were 27 Macao-invested projects approved by the Mainland, up by 3.9% month-on-month. The actual use of Macao capital was US$ 60 million, down by 25.6% month-on-month.

By the end of July 2013, the accumulated number of Macao-invested projects approved by the Mainland was 13,309 with the actual use of US$ 11.21 billion. In terms of utilized capital, Macao capital accounts for 0.8% of Mainland accumulated foreign capital.

III. Mainland-Macao Economic Cooperation

In January-July 2013, the contracts for contracted projects reached 15, with value of US$ 590 million. The turnover amounted to US$ 230 million. By the end of July 2013, the total number of labor dispatched to Macao was 79,190, and the accumulated turnover reached US$ 9.59 billion.

(Source: Ministry of Commerce Website)