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

I. Mainland-Macao Trade

Mainland-Macao trade in January-July 2012 totaled US$ 1.50 billion, with a year-on-year increase of 6.8%, of which Mainland export to Macao was US$ 1.42 billion, up by 8.8% year-on-year; and its import from Macao was US$ 80 million, down by 19.2% year-on-year.

In July 2012, Mainland-Macao trade reached US$ 200 million, down by 19.0% month-on-month, of which Mainland export to Macao was US$ 190 million, down by 16.8% month-on-month, and its imports from Macao was US$ 8 million, down by 48.4% month-on-month.

II. Investment from Macao

In January-July 2012, 154 Macao-invested projects were approved by the Mainland, down by 2.5% year-on-year, and the actual utilization of Macao capital decreased 11.0% year-on-year to US$ 310 million. In July 2012, 23 Macao-invested projects were approved by the Mainland, down by 25.8% month-on-month, and the actual utilization of Macao capital was US$ 40 million, down by 42.9% month-on-month.

By the end of July 2012, the accumulated number of Macao-invested projects approved by the Mainland was 12,993 with the actual utilization of Macao capital hitting US$ 10.70 billion, and investment from Macao accounted for 0.87% in China’s absorption of foreign capital.

III. Mainland-Macao Economic Cooperation

In January-July 2012, the contract value of project won by Mainland in Macao reached US$ 410 million, and the turnover amounted to US$ 140 million. By the end of July, the number of labor dispatched to Macao was 63,705, and the accumulated turnover by Mainland in Macao reached US$ 9.04 billion.

(Source: Ministry of Commerce Website)