Higher costs of transport and services countered by cheaper prices for recreation, culture and communications, DSEC reports.
DSEC
Total for the year is 7.7 million, most from mainland China with a large proportion coming from the Greater Bay Area.
Just over 800,000 visitors recorded, mainly from mainland, but still one-third of arrivals in November 2019.
More guests are on staycations; numbers still well below October 2019, when more than 1 million overnighted in the city.
Tightened Covid-19 travel restrictions blamed for disappointing numbers, which look even worse alongside the 3 million visitors in October 2019.
GDP now stands at MOP 55.4 billion as exports show significant increase and visitor arrivals pick up after a dismal 2020.
Relaxed cross-border travel arrangements spur arrivals, however numbers still trail the millions recorded in 2019 before Covid-19 struck.
Visitors up on last year, but still way below August 2019 when 3,623,116 arrivals were recorded.
Salaries and opportunities for workers in most industries improve – but survey reveals that sewage workers paid almost twice as much as fresh graduates.