I. The Mainland-Macao Trade

The Mainland-Macao trade in January-September 2016 amounted to US$2.57 billion, going down 27.9% on a year-on-year basis. The mainland’s export to Macao was valued as US$2.46 billion, down 28.1% on a year-on-year basis, and the mainland’s import from Macao was US$110 million, down 22.9% on a year-on-year basis.

In September 2016, the Mainland-Macao trade volume amounted to US$340 million, going down 26.8% year on year and up 23.1% month on month. The mainland’s export to Macao was valued as US$330 million, down 27.3% year on year and up 24.0% month on month, and the mainland’s import from Macao was US$10 million, down 10.3% year on year and up 1.5% month on month.

II. Investment from Macao

In January-September 2016, 565 Macao-invested projects were approved by the mainland, going up 84.6% year on year. The actual use of Macao capital was US$660 million, decreasing 12.5% month on month.

In September 2016, 124 Macao-invested projects were approved by the mainland, going down 49.2% month on month. The actual use of Macao capital amounted to US$37 million, going down 45.47% month on month.

By the end of September 2016, the accumulated Macao-invested projects approved by the mainland were 14,963 with the actual use of US$13.44 billion. In terms of the utilized capital, the funds from Macao accounted for 0.8% of the total foreign capital absorbed in the mainland.

III. Investment in Macao

In January-September, the mainland made a non-financial direct investment of US$420 million in Macao. By the end of September 2016, the mainland accumulative non-financial direct investment in Macao amounted to US$2.14 billion.

IV. Foreign Economic Cooperation

In January-September 2016, the mainland had 24 contracted projects in Macao with a combined value of US$830 million. The turnover amounted to US$1.23 billion. By the end of September 2016, the number of laborers dispatched to Macao was 121,748 and the accumulated turnover was US$13.36 billion.