Results of the Direct Investment Statistics for 2005

Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that inward foreign direct investment to Macao reached MOP 10.59 billion in 2005, of which investments from Hong Kong, the United States and Mainland China accounted for MOP 4.56 billion, MOP 4.41 billion and MOP 440 million respectively. In addition, outward direct investment made by Macao enterprises was MOP 380 million, resulting in a net inflow of foreign direct investment to Macao, at MOP 10.22 billion in 2005. At the end of 2005, stock of inward foreign direct investment to Macao amounted to MOP 41.37 billion, which soared by MOP 10.20 billion from 2004. Stock of outward direct investment made by Macao enterprises increased by MOP 230 million over 2004 to MOP 3.58 billion. In terms of industry, stock of foreign direct investment to Macao was mainly invested in Cultural, Recreational, Gaming & Other Services, with MOP 25.60 billion, up by MOP 7.37 billion over 2004; followed by the Financial sector (MOP 8.31 billion), Industrial Production (MOP 2.87 billion) and Hotels & Restaurants (MOP 2.24 billion), which registered increases of MOP 1.24 billion, MOP 28 million and MOP 870 million respectively compared with 2004. Analyzed by investors’ place of usual residence, the majority of Macao’s foreign direct investors were from Hong Kong; their stock of direct investment grew by MOP 5.41 billion to MOP 25.44 billion in 2005. This was followed by those from the United States and Mainland China, with MOP 7.43 billion and MOP 3.91 billion, up by MOP 4.39 billion and MOP 200 million respectively over 2004. In 2005, income earned from inward foreign direct investment totalled MOP 11.28 billion, a significant increase of MOP 4.06 billion over 2004. Meanwhile, income earned from outward direct investment made by Macao enterprises amounted to MOP 240 million. Direct Investment Statistics include information on the main industries of Macao, namely Industrial Production; Construction; Wholesale & Retail; Hotels & Restaurants; Transport, Storage & Communications; Financial Services; and Cultural, Recreational, Gaming & Other Services. Altogether, there were 1,314 foreign direct investment enterprises in 2005, among which 1,267 engaged in the Non-financial sector and 47 enterprises were in the Financial sector.