Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that per-capita spending of visitors for the first quarter of 2006 increased by 5% to MOP 1,562 over the same period of 2005. Per-capita spending of Mainland visitors took the lead with MOP 3,088, while that of Hong Kong visitors was MOP-922. Moreover, per-capita spending of tourists and same-day visitors were MOP 2,242 and MOP 591 respectively, up by 10% and 11% compared with the first quarter of 2005. Per-capita non-shopping spending (excluding gaming expenses) of visitors decreased slightly by 1% year-on-year to MOP 818, 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 12% to MOP 744; the expenses on Food & Candy and Clothing shared 25% and 18% of the per-capita shopping spending. Per-diem spending of visitors was MOP 1,485 in the first quarter of 2006, up by 10% over the same period of 2005. Mainland visitors had the highest per-diem spending, at MOP 2,668. In this quarter, the average length of stay of visitors (1.1 days), tourists (1.6 days) and same-day visitors (0.2 day) were identical to the average of the first quarter of 2005.
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