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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
 
 

Inflation maintains upward trend
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
 

Bank tellers with two-digit salary growth
Wage increases outpace the inflation rate
 

Staying put
A new survey finds that up to 70 percent of local youths prefer to work in Macau
 

Slow death
Industrial production index’s continue to drop
 

Follow thy guide
The number of visitor arrivals on package tours to Macau increased by 51 percent in March
 

Staying less
The average hotel occupancy rate has gone up, but hotel guests are spending less time in Macau
 

Airport welcomes more passengers
Passenger traffic rose 8.5 percent in the first four months of 2012
 

Construction wages go down
Construction materials are slightly more expensive
 

Less people visiting Macau on Labour Day
Macau recorded a total of 351,000 visitor arrivals during the three-day period
 

Dubious matters
The number of suspicious transaction reports filed by gaming operators doubled in 2011
 

Homes prices soar by close to 30 percent
The average transaction price of residential units reached MOP53,011 last month
 

Unemployment reaches all-time low
The unemployment rate reaches 2.0 percent, with the number of the unemployed standing at around 6,800
 

Price warning
The same item can cost 20 percent more at different shops under the same supermarket chain, survey shows
 

Visitors paying more
The Tourist Price Index went up by 10.15 percent year-on-year for the first three months of this year
 

Jobseekers up by 4 percent
The majority of people registering with the Labour Affairs Bureau are aged 45 to 59
 

Unemployment rate stays put
The number of those jobless decreased slightly by 300 to 7,100
 

Traffic fines total MOP116 million in 2011
Each vehicle paid an average of MOP560 in fines last year
 

Money minded
Salary is the single most important factor for retaining staff, says the Macau Business Quality of Life Report
 

Macau’s MICE industry contracts sharply in 2011
But number of participants and attendees is up 59 percent
 

Exports down
Merchandise trade deficit for January widened to MOP5.06 billion
 

Public surplus up by over 50 percent in 2011
Total public revenue rose by 41.5 percent mainly due to gaming tax revenues
 

Unemployment rate down slightly
The jobless rate was down to 2.1 percent in November 2011-January 2012
 

New SME lending up
New SME credit limit totalled MOP16.9 billion in the second half of 2011
 

Length of stay down
The average length of stay of visitors decreased by 0.2 days year-on-year
 
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