Statistics on Mainland-Macao Trade and Economic Cooperation in January-November 2012

I. Mainland-Macao Trade

Mainland-Macao trade in January-November 2012 totaled US$ 2.61 billion, with a year-on-year increase of 15.4%, of which Mainland export to Macao was US$ 2.39 billion, up by 13.2% year-on-year; and its import from Macao was US$ 220 million, up by 47.3% year-on-year.

In November 2012, Mainland-Macao trade reached US$ 310 million, up by 20.6% month-on-month, of which Mainland export to Macao was US$ 260 million, up by 20.6% month-on-month, and its imports from Macao was US$ 50 million, up by 20.3% month-on-month.

II. Investment from Macao

In January-November 2012, 277 Macao-invested projects were approved by the Mainland, up by 5.3% year-on-year, and the actual utilization of Macao capital decreased 27.9% year-on-year to US$ 480 million. In November 2012, 47 Macao-invested projects were approved by the Mainland, up by 147.4% month-on-month, and the actual utilization of Macao capital was US$ 10 million, down by 75.0% month-on-month.

By the end of November 2012, the accumulated number of Macao-invested projects approved by the Mainland was 13, 116 with the actual utilization of Macao capital hitting US$ 10.86 billion, and investment from Macao accounted for 0.86% in China’s absorption of foreign capital.

III. Mainland-Macao Economic Cooperation

In January-November 2012, the number of contracts won by Mainland in Macao were 19, with the contract value of US$ 530 million, and the turnover amounted to US$ 250 million. By the end of September, the number of labor dispatched to Macao was 65, 743, and the accumulated turnover by Mainland in Macao reached US$ 9.15 billion.

(Source: Ministry of Commerce Website)