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ISSUE 96 - Apr 2012
 
 
What are your expectations for the gross gaming revenue growth of Macau’s gaming industry in 2012?
Decline
Growth above 20 percent
Growth from 10 to 20 percent
Stagnation
 
 

Unemployment reaches new low


Posted: 12/28/2011 5:02:11 PM
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Macau’s unemployment rate for September-November was 2.3 percent, down by 0.1 percentage points over the previous period (August-October 2011) and the lowest ever since at least 1992, when the Statistics and Census Service’s online data starts.

The previous all-time low was set in the previous period, August-October, when Macau’s unemployment rate stood at 2.4 percent.

The number of unemployed in September-November decreased by about 300 from the previous period to 8,100, with 15.3 percent being fresh labour force entrants searching for their first job.

The total labour force stood at 345,000.



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The Composite Consumer Price Index went up by 6.76 percent year-on-year last month

Residential mortgages soar

For the first quarter, new approved residential mortgage loans rose 22.0 percent over the previous period
Headlines

Final review on rules for smoking areas inside casinos

Casinos will have to divide their floor into smoking and non-smoking areas starting next year

Homes more expensive

The average transaction price of all residential units sold in the first three months of 2012 reaches a new all-time high

Sands China renews Edward Tracy’s contract

The company’s president and CEO has had his contract extended until August next year

Studio City to receive casino approval “soon”: report

Gov’t authorisation is “just a formality”, English-language newspaper Business Daily reports

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