Macau exports going down

The value of Macau’s total merchandise export for September 2010 decreased by 28.7 percent year-on-year to MOP496 million (US$62 million), according to official data. The value of total merchandise imports amounted to MOP3.87 billion, up by 15.0 percent year-on-year. A trade deficit of MOP3.38 billion was recorded for September 2010. In the first nine months of 2010, total value of merchandise exports fell by 8.4 percent year-on-year to MOP5.29 billion; meanwhile, total value of merchandise imports grew by 19.7 percent to MOP31.89 billion. The trade deficit from January to September 2010 widened by 27.5 percent year-on-year to MOP26.61 billion.