Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that per-capita spending of visitors for the third quarter of 2007 increased by 11% year-on-year to MOP 1,584. Per-capita spending of Mainland visitors took the lead at MOP 2,776 and that of Hong Kong visitors amounted to MOP-1,156. Compared with the third quarter of 2006, per-capita spending of tourists and same-day visitors was MOP 2,077 and MOP 570, up by 7% and 10% respectively. Per-capita non-shopping spending (excluding gaming expenses) of visitors rose by 17% year-on-year to MOP 951, of which the expenses on accommodation and food & beverage accounted for 41% and 39% respectively. Furthermore, per-capita shopping spending increased by 3% to MOP 633, with the expenses on local food products and jewellery/watches shared 31% and 19% respectively. Per-diem spending of visitors was MOP 1,360 in the third quarter of 2007, an increase of 7% over the same period of 2006. Mainland visitors had the highest per-diem spending, at MOP 2,274. In this quarter, the average length of stay of visitors increased by 0.1 day year-on-year to 1.2 days, of which the average for tourists (1.6 days) and same-day visitors (0.2 day) remained unchanged as the third quarter of 2006.
