The total spending of visitors excluding gaming expenses reached MOP13.4 billion (US$1.68 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2011, up notably by 25 percent compared with a year earlier.

Attributable to the increase in visitor arrivals and in per-capita spending, total spending of visitors for the whole year of 2011 soared by 20 percent year-on-year to MOP45.3 billion.

In the fourth quarter of 2011, per-capita spending of visitors was MOP1,820, an increase of 8 percent compared with a year earlier.

Analyzed by place of residence, per-capita spending of mainland visitors was the highest, at MOP2,325.