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

I. Mainland-Macao Trade

In January-May 2012, Mainland-Macao trade reached US$ 1.05 billion, up by 13.4%, of which Mainland export to Macao was US$ 1.00 billion, up by 16.0% year-on-year, and its imports from Macao was US$ 60 million, down by 18.7% year-on-year. In May 2012, Mainland-Macao trade reached US$ 240 million, up by 13.3% month-on-month, of which Mainland export to Macao was US$ 230 million, up by 13.6% month-on-month, while its imports from Macao was US$ 10 million, up by 7.9% month-on-month.

II. Investment from Macao

In January-May 2012, 100 Macao-invested projects were approved by the Mainland, down by 2.9% year-on-year. The actual utilization of Macao capital dropped 20.9% year-on-year to US$ 200 million. In May 2012, 18 Macao-invested projects were approved by the Mainland, down by 18.2% month-on-month, and the actual utilization of Macao capital was US$ 70 million, up by 133.3% month-on-month.

By the end of May 2012, the accumulated number of Macao-invested projects approved by the Mainland was 12,939 with the actual utilization of Macao capital hitting US$ 10.58 billion, and investment from Macao accounted for 0.9% in China’s absorption of foreign capital.

III. Mainland-Macao Economic Cooperation

In January-May 2012,, the number of project contracts won by Mainland in Macao reached 5, with the contract value of US$ 110 million. The turnover amounted to US$ 70 million. By the end of May, the number of labor dispatched to Macao was 59,580, and the accumulated turnover by Mainland in Macao reached US$ 12.12 billion.

(Source: Ministry of Commerce Website)