Results of Industrial Survey 2012

The Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) releases the results of the Industrial Survey 2012. Coverage of the Survey comprised all establishments engaging in industrial production in 2012, namely Manufacturing; Electricity, Gas & Water Supply and Mining & Quarrying. There were 917 establishments operating in industrial production in 2012, up by 18 year-on-year. Total number of persons engaged decreased by 5.8% year-on-year to 13,007. Value of Production & Other Receipts amounted to MOP9.39 billion, up by 4.3% year-on-year. Intermediate Consumption that represents operating costs rose slightly by 0.2% to MOP5.87 billion. Gross Value Added that measures the sectoral contribution to the economy totalled MOP3.52 billion, up by 11.8%. Analysed by industry, there were 912 Manufacturing establishments; Value of Production & Other Receipts of the Manufacturing industry amounted to MOP6.66 billion, up by 10.0% year-on-year; Intermediate Consumption (MOP4.98 billion) and Gross Value Added (MOP1.68 billion) increased by 9.4% and 11.8% respectively. Attributed to the development of tourism and gaming industries, number of persons engaged of Manufacture of Food Products & Beverages went up by 9.9% to 3,934; Value of Production & Other Receipts (MOP1.32 billion) rose significantly by 21.1%; Intermediate Consumption (MOP802 million) and Gross Value Added (MOP518 million) increased by 20.4% and 22.0% respectively. Rising demand for locally produced cement and concrete in the construction of public housing drove the Value of Production & Other Receipts of Manufacture of Other Non-metallic Mineral Products (MOP1.26 billion) up notably by 61.3%; Intermediate Consumption (MOP1.08 billion) and Gross Value Added (MOP178 million) soared by 59.0% and 76.6% respectively. Shrinkage of the traditional garment industries, number of persons engaged of Manufacture of Wearing Apparel dropped significantly by 1,007 to 3,213; Value of Production & Other Receipts (MOP1.26 billion) declined for six consecutive years, down by 11.1%; Intermediate Consumption (MOP1.04 billion) and Gross Value Added (MOP223 million) decreased by 9.5% and 17.6% respectively. In the Electricity, Gas & Water Supply industry, reduced local electricity generation drove down the Value of Production & Other Receipts (MOP2.69 billion) by 7.7%; nevertheless, Gross Value Added (MOP1.82 billion) increased by 11.7% year-on-year due to a significant decline of 32.3% in Intermediate Consumption (MOP873 million). Gross Fixed Capital Formation surged by 277.7% to MOP1.19 billion on account of an increase in acquisition of machinery and equipment. Pushed by increasing demand for locally produced aggregates by the construction projects, Value of Production & Other Receipts of Mining & Quarrying (MOP35 million) grew by 26.3% year-on-year; Intermediate Consumption (MOP18 million) and Gross Value Added (MOP17 million) went up by 23.7% and 29.0% respectively.