Results of the Wholesale and Retail Survey 2005

Information from Statistics and Census Service indicated that there were 11,623 wholesale & retail outlets, including establishments, market stalls and fixed stalls on the street operating in 2005, an increase of 1,155 outlets compared with 2004; number of persons engaged went up by 11% to 32,882. Attributed to the prosperity of the tourism sector and stable economic growth of Macau, the overall business performance of the wholesale & retail sector recorded significant growth. Total receipts and total expenditure amounted to MOP24.760 billion and MOP23.554 billion respectively, which increased by 26% and 28% compared with 2004. As a measure of an industry’s contribution to the economy, gross value added amounted to MOP3.241 billion, up by 10% over 2004. There were 9,593 wholesale & retail establishments operating in 2005, an increase of 1,269 establishments compared with 2004, of which 716 establishments were in the sale of motor vehicles & automobile fuel, 4,139 establishments were in wholesale trade and 4,738 establishments were in retail trade. Number of persons engaged totalled 29,234, up by 12% over 2004. Sales and other receipts of the wholesale & retail establishments amounted to MOP23.818 billion, up by 27% compared with 2004. Analyzed by industry, receipts of the wholesale and the retail trade accounted for MOP13.277 billion (55.7% of the total) and MOP8.037 billion (33.8%) respectively; the sale of motor vehicles & automotive fuel totalled MOP 2.504 billion (10.5%). Total expenditure of the wholesale & retail establishments increased by 28% over 2004 to MOP22.738 billion. Among the expenditure items, purchase of goods and commission paid amounted to MOP18.894 billion; operating expenses and compensation of employees were MOP2.295 billion and MOP1.549 billion respectively. Besides, number of operating market and street stalls decreased by 114 over 2004 to 2,030 stalls, among which 794 were market stalls and 1,236 were fixed stalls on the street. Number of persons engaged was similar to that of 2004, at 3,648. Receipts and expenditure of the stalls amounted to MOP942 million and MOP816 million respectively, which increased by 8% and 11% compared with 2004.