Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that per-capita spending of visitors amounted to MOP 1,468 in the second quarter of 2006, up by 10% over the same period of 2005. Per-capita spending of Mainland visitors led with MOP 2,875, while that of Hong Kong visitors was MOP-919. Moreover, per-capita spending of tourists and same-day visitors were MOP 2,091 and MOP 522 respectively, up by 10% and 13% compared with the second quarter of 2005. Per-capita non-shopping spending (excluding gaming expenses) of visitors increased by 2% year-on-year to MOP 800, of which the expenses on Food & Beverage and Accommodation accounted for 40% and 37% of the non-shopping spending. Furthermore, per-capita shopping spending surged by 22% to MOP 668; the expenses on Food & Candy and Clothing shared 26% and 18% of the per-capita shopping spending. Per-diem spending of visitors was MOP 1,415, up by 8% over the second quarter of 2005; Mainland visitors had the highest per-diem spending of MOP 2,341. In this quarter, the average length of stay of visitors (1.0 day) and same-day visitors (0.2 day) remained at the same level as the second quarter of 2005, while the average of tourists increased by 0.1 day to 1.6 days.
