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

I. Mainland-Macao Trade

Mainland-Macao trade in January-October 2012 totaled US$ 2.30 billion, with a year-on-year increase of 11.3%, of which Mainland export to Macao was US$ 2.14 billion, up by 10.5% year-on-year; and its import from Macao was US$ 170 million, up by 22.3% year-on-year.

In October 2012, Mainland-Macao trade reached US$ 260 million, down by 7.4% month-on-month, of which Mainland export to Macao was US$ 210 million, down by 13.5% month-on-month, and its imports from Macao was US$ 40 million, up by 40.1% month-on-month.

II. Investment from Macao

In January-October 2012, 230 Macao-invested projects were approved by the Mainland, up by 0.44% year-on-year, and the actual utilization of Macao capital decreased 13.3% year-on-year to US$ 470 million. In October 2012, 19 Macao-invested projects were approved by the Mainland, down by 45.7% month-on-month, and the actual utilization of Macao capital was US$ 40 million, down by 33.3% month-on-month.

By the end of October 2012, the accumulated number of Macao-invested projects approved by the Mainland was 13, 069 with the actual utilization of Macao capital hitting US$ 10.85 billion, and investment from Macao accounted for 0.86% in China’s absorption of foreign capital.

III. Mainland-Macao Economic Cooperation

In January-October 2012, the number of contracts won by Mainland in Macao were 18, with the contract value of US$ 510 million, and the turnover amounted to US$ 220 million. By the end of September, the number of labor dispatched to Macao was 69, 010, and the accumulated turnover by Mainland in Macao reached US$ 9.12 billion.

(Source: Ministry of Commerce Website)