Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that a total of 13,011 Wholesale & Retail establishments, market stalls and fixed stalls on the street were operating in 2010, an increase of 574 compared with 2009. At the end of 2010, total number of persons engaged went up by 7% year-on-year to 44,081. Total Receipts and Expenditure amounted to MOP52.96 billion and MOP47.78 billion, up by 20% and 18% respectively year-on-year. Gross Value Added that measures the sectoral contribution to the economy increased by 48% to MOP10.48 billion, while Gross Fixed Capital Formation fell by 48% to MOP627 million. There were 11,150 Wholesale & Retail establishments operating in 2010, an increase of 520 year-on-year, of which, 859 establishments were engaging in the Sales of Motor Vehicles & Automotive Fuel (+32), 4,524 in Wholesale Trade (+78) and 5,767 in Retail Trade (+410). Number of persons engaged totalled 40,805, up by 7% year-on-year. In view of rising domestic demand and increase in visitor spending, Sales and Other Receipts of Wholesale & Retail establishments reached MOP51.78 billion, up by 20% year-on-year. Analyzed by industry, receipts of Retail establishments surged by 29% to MOP29.75 billion; Sales of Motor Vehicles & Automotive Fuel amounted to MOP3.76 billion (+18%) and receipts of Wholesale at MOP18.27 billion (+9%). Analyzed by size of establishment, receipts of those small establishments (9,849) with less than 5 workers amounted to MOP 8.60 billion (17% of total), down by 9% year-on-year; however, receipts of the large establishments (230) with 20 or more workers rose significantly by 31% to MOP 31.86 billion. Total Expenditure of the establishments increased by 18% year-on-year to MOP46.79 billion. Analyzed by expenditure item, Purchase of Goods & Commission Paid (MOP37.61 billion), Compensation of Employees (MOP3.70 billion) and Operating Expenses (MOP5.48 billion) increased by 20%, 14% and 5% respectively year-on-year. Gross Value Added of the establishments amounted to MOP10.24 billion, up by 49% year-on-year; however, Gross Fixed Capital Formation decreased by 48% to MOP 627 million. There were 1,861 market stalls and fixed street stalls operating in 2010, an increase of 54 year-on-year, comprising 768 market stalls and 1,093 fixed stalls on the street. Number of persons engaged totalled 3,276, with only 427 being paid employees. Receipts and Expenditure of the stalls amounted to MOP1.18 billion and MOP987 million respectively, both went up by 8% year-on-year; Gross Value Added increased by 11% to MOP235 million.
