Statistics of Mainland-Macao Trade and Economic Cooperation in January - August 2011

I. Mainland-Macao Trade

Mainland-Macao trade totaled US$ 1.63 billion in January-August 2011, with a year-on-year increase of 11.8%, and accounting for 0.07% of Mainland’s total foreign trade. The export of Mainland to Macao was US$ 1.52 billion, up by 9.2% year-on-year; and its import from Macao was US$ 110 million, up by 63.3% year-on-year.

In August 2011, Mainland-Macao trade reached US$ 230 million, same as that of the previous month, of which Mainland’s export to Macao was US$ 220 million, up by 4.8% over the previous month, and its imports from Macao was US$ 10 million, same as that of the previous month.

II. Investment from Macao

In January- August 2011, 189 Macao-invested projects were approved by the Mainland, up by 16.7% year-on-year. The actual utilization of Macao capital decreased 11.4% year-on-year to US$ 430 million. In August 2011, 31 Macao-invested projects were approved by the Mainland, up by 63.2% compared with that of the previous month. And the actual utilization of Macao capital was US$ 80 million, up by 100% month-on-month. By the end of August 2011, the accumulated number of Macao-invested projects approved by the Mainland was 12,745 with the actual utilization of Macao capital hitting US$ 10.13 billion.

III. Mainland-Macao Economic Cooperation

In January- August 2011, the number of contracts for contracted projects reached 10, with the contract value of US$ 670 million. The turnover amounted to US$ 130 million. By the end of August, the number of labor dispatched to Macao was 52,212, and the accumulated turnover reached US$ 11.68 billion.

(Source: Ministry of Commerce Website)