The Macau balance of trade recorded a deficit of 49.36 billion patacas between January and August, an improvement of 3.2 percent over the deficit recorded in the same period of 2014, of 51 billion patacas, reported the region’s Statistics and Census Bureau. In the first eight months of 2015 Macau exported goods worth 7.291 billion […]
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Macau’s gold jewellery imports dropped 32.2 percent year-on-year to 3.4 billion patacas in the first half of the year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced. Imports of watches fell 11.8 percent to 3.4 billion patacas, while those of handbags and wallets dropped 18.3 percent to 1.5 billion patacas. Construction materials imports decreased 10.4 […]
Macau’s exports and imports fell in May, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said on Monday. Exports fell 5.9 percent year-on-year to just 874 million patacas. Re-exports accounted for 82.2 percent of all exports. Both Re-exports and domestic exports were down. Imports dropped 4.3 percent to 6.9 billion patacas, resulting in a trade balance deficit […]
Macau’s imports of handbags and wallets, which are particularly popular with visitors from the mainland, dropped 26.5 percent year-on-year to 526 million patacas in the first two months of the year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced. Gold jewellery imports decreased 30.9 percent to 1.4 billion patacas in January and February. Watch imports […]
Macau’s imports of gold jewellery in January fell 56.5 percent year-on-year to 641 million patacas, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced on Tuesday. Imports of handbags and wallets dropped 35.3 percent to 265 million patacas. Imports of watches dropped six percent to 665 million patacas. Gold jewellery, handbags and watches are popular with shoppers […]
Macau’s gold jewellery imports rose six percent year-on-year to 10.2 billion patacas last year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced on Friday. Gold jewellery, the city’s second import item after food and beverages combined, accounted for 11.4 percent of the total value of imports last year. Watch imports rose 22.2 percent to 7.9 billion […]
Macau’s import of handbags and wallets in November 2014 fell 25 percent year-on-year to 242 million patacas, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced. Handbags and wallets are popular with shoppers from the mainland. In the first nine months of last year, the import of handbags and wallets dropped six percent. Gold jewelry imports […]
Macau’s imports of mobile phones leapt 55 percent year-on-year to 1.03 billion patacas in October, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced Monday. Mobile phone imports in the first 10 months increased 16 percent to 5.39 billion patacas. Gold jewellery imports dropped five percent to 779 million patacas in October. Imports of gold jewellery rose […]
Macau’s gold jewellery imports fell 29 percent year-on-year to 723 million patacas in August, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced Tuesday. However, the import of watches – another item popular with mainland tourists – rose 30 percent to 720 million patacas. Mobile phone imports dropped 21 percent to 311 million patacas. The import of […]