Principal Statistical Indicators
Items 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Population and Demographics
Characteristics
           
  Mid-year Estimates of Population
(10000)
42.7 43.1 43.4 43.9 44.5 45.7
  Crude Birth Rate(‰) 9.7 8.9 7.5 7.2 7.2 7.2
  Crude Death Rate(‰) 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4
Labor            
  Labor Force (10000) 20.9 20.9 21.7 21.4 21.6 22.9
   Labor Force Participation Rate (%) 65.5 64.3 64.8 62.3 60.9 61.9
 Unemployment Rate (%) 6.3 6.8 6.4 6.3 6.0 4.8
  Underemployment Rate (%) 1.3 3.0 3.6 3.4 2.7 1.9
  Employed Population (10000) 19.6 19.5 20.3 20.1 20.3 21.8
    Manufacturing 4.3 3.8 4.4 4.1 3.7 3.6
   Wholesale and Retail 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.5
    Hotels and Restaurants 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.4
    Public Administration, Community,
Social and Personal Services
5.5 5.6 5.6 5.9r 6.0 6.9
External Trade            
  Exports (100 million MOP) 176 204 185 189 207 225.6
    Exports (100 million MOP) 150 171 151 148 163 173.2
    Re-exports (100 million MOP) 25 33 33 42 44 52.4
  Imports (100 million MOP) 163 181 192 203 221 279.0
  Terms of Trade Index (1996=100) 103.1 100.7 100.0 99.7 100.9 99.0
Industrial Production            
   Electricity Consumption (100 million kwh) 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.9 2.0 2.1
Construction (Private Sector)            
  Units Completed and Extended (No.) 5389 3146 2622 381 1566 1108
  Gross Floor Area of Buildings Completed
and Extended (10000 sq.m)
67 37 40 10 24 21.5
 Units Started (No.) 3619 1167 812 1326 2658 2757
    Gross Floor Area of Buildings Started
(10000 sq.m)
42 20 16 16 53 71.5
  Number of Units Sold (No.) 11039 10211 27016 16831 18556 27823
  Deed of Real Estate Transacted (No.) 12230 12484 12992 17513 14400 18623
  Real Estate Mortgage Loans (No.) 7363 7367 8206 9902 9198 13786
Transport, Communications, Tourism            
  Lorries Entering and Departing Macao
(10000)
24.2 45.4 45.8 47.8 47.8 56.6
   Ferry Trips Entering and Departing
Macao (10000)
6.8 7.5 7.4 7.7 7.7  
   Commercial Flights at Macao
International Airport (10000)
2.1 2.4 2.9 3.4 2.9  
  Licensed Vehicles (10000) 11.4 11.4 11.6 12.4 13.2 14.3
  Telephone Lines (10000) 30.0 31.8 37.1 45.2 53.9 60.6
  Visitors (10000) 744 916 1028 1153 1189 1667.3
  Hotel Occupancy Rate (%) 54 58 61 67 64 76
Government Accounts, Money and Finance
(100 million MOP)
           
  Total Government Revenues 169 153 156 152 141 193.4
  Total Government Expenditure 166 150 152 135 115 131.8
  Money Supply (M2)            
    MOP 280 232 261 275 296 313.8
    HKD 441 445 469 512 594 662.1
    Other Currencies 140 172 185 202 220 233.6
    Total 861 849 916 990 1111 1209.5
  Loans/Advances to Resident Firms &
Individuals
414 382 355 336 331 335.8
Consumer Price Index            
  (October/1999 - September/2000=100)            
  Composite Consumer Price Index 101.1 99.5 97.5 94.9 93.5 94.38
  Consumer Price Index (A) 101.0 99.6 98.2 95.9 94.6 95.72
  Consumer Price Index (B) 101.0 99.4 97.4 94.6 93.1 93.99
Housing (End of Period Balance)            
  Public Housing (No.) 9084 9084 9405 9656 7037 6829
Education            
  Pre-primary Education ( Students) 16083 14978 13638 12737 12737  
  Primary Education (Students) 47059 45474 43709 41535 41535  
  Secondary Education (Students) 34761 38156 41132 43999 43999  
  Higher Education (Students) 7094 8358 8520 11995 11995  
Health            
  Registered Deaths (No.) 1374 1338 1327 1415 1474 1533
    Deaths of Heart Diseases (No.) 274 326 291 296 329 298
    Deaths of Cancers (No.) 366 383 401 439 421 477
  Infant Mortality Rate 4.1 2.9 4.3 3.5 0.6 3.0
  (per 1000 registered live births)            
Social Security            
  Contributors (persons) 115698 122327 127703 138514 145677  
  Contributors(No.)
7609 8451 8919 9421 10078 11013
  Number of Payments Granted
(10000)
15.8 16.3 17.7 23.6 30.4 28.3
  Amount of Payments Granted
(10000 MOP)
14716 20191 22132 34610 53003 45000
Crime            
  Number of Crimes 9262 8925 8905 9088 9920 9786
  Number of Prisoners
(as at the end of year)
788 847 886 928 913 867
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)            
 At Constant (1996) Prices            
    Expenditure-based GDP Real
Growth Rate (%)
-3.0 4.6 2.2 10.0 15.6 28.0
GDP (100 million MOP) 510.2 533.8 545.6 600.3 694.1 800.9
    GDP per apita (10000 MOP) 11.9 12.4 12.6 13.7 15.6 17.5
  At Current Prices            
    Expenditure-based GDP Nominal
Growth Rate (%)
-5.6 1.5 0.2 8.9 16.7 30.1
    GDP (100 million MOP)
490.2 497.4 498.6 542.9 633.7 826.9
    GDP per apita (10000 MOP) 11.5 11.6 11.5 12.4 14.3 18.1