Brazil and Angola retain their top positions as China’s biggest trading partners among the Portuguese-speaking countries, but trade with Mozambique shows the biggest growth.
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AMCM says pataca exchange rate dropped against currencies of Macao’s major trading partners on a monthly basis but grew on an annual basis.
Flow of goods has increased 130 per cent since 2016; China remains Brazil’s largest trading partner, ahead of the United States.
Imports down slightly to 96.52 million tonnes, with over half sourced from Brazil.
January-August trade valued at US$162 billion as China’s thirst for oil, semi-precious metals and agricultural products continues.
Foreign residents living in Macao may apply for online visas for the first time in a year, with priority given to business and trade visitors.
Macao’s imports of food and beverages fell by 26.2% year-on-year to MOP 6.68 billion (US$835 million) in the first eight months of the year.
Trade between the Chinese mainland and Macau amounted to 17.59 billion yuan in the first 10 months of the year, up 5.5% year-on-year.
Macau’s imports of beauty, cosmetics and skin-care products rose by 51.5 percent to 4.8 billion patacas last year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced.