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

I. Mainland-Macao Trade

Mainland-Macao trade in January-September 2012 totaled US$ 2.05 billion, with a year-on-year increase of 9.7%, of which Mainland export to Macao was US$ 1.92 billion, up by 10.6% year-on-year; and its import from Macao was US$ 120 million, down by 2.2% year-on-year.

In September 2012, Mainland-Macao trade reached US$ 280 million, up by 4.0% month-on-month, of which Mainland export to Macao was US$ 250 million, down by 4.6% month-on-month, and its imports from Macao was US$ 30 million, up by 246.7% month-on-month.

II. Investment from Macao

In January-September 2012, 211 Macao-invested projects were approved by the Mainland, down by 3.2% year-on-year, and the actual utilization of Macao capital decreased 13.5% year-on-year to US$ 420 million. In September 2012, 35 Macao-invested projects were approved by the Mainland, up by 59.1% month-on-month, and the actual utilization of Macao capital was US$ 60 million, up by 50% month-on-month.

By the end of September 2012, the accumulated number of Macao-invested projects approved by the Mainland was 13, 050 with the actual utilization of Macao capital hitting US$ 10.81 billion, and investment from Macao accounted for 0.86% in China’s absorption of foreign capital.

III. Mainland-Macao Economic Cooperation

In January-September 2012, the number of contracts won by Mainland in Macao were 18, with the contract value of US$ 500 million, and the turnover amounted to US$ 190 million. By the end of September, the number of labor dispatched to Macao was 67, 914, and the accumulated turnover by Mainland in Macao reached US$ 9.09 billion.

(Source: Ministry of Commerce Website)