Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that total spending (excluding gaming expenses) of visitors reached MOP 10.1 billion in the second quarter of 2011, up by 15% in comparison with MOP 8.8 billion a year earlier; per-capita spending of visitors amounted to MOP 1,482, an increase of 3% compared with MOP 1,436 in the second quarter of 2010. Analyzed by place of residence, per-capita spending of Mainland visitors was MOP 1,868, which was followed by that of visitors from Japan at MOP 1,303; Southeast Asia at MOP 1,249; Hong Kong at MOP 906; and Taiwan, China at MOP 888. Per-capita spending of tourists (overnight visitors) increased by 5% year-on-year to MOP 2,502, and that of same-day visitors went up by 9% to MOP 609. Per-capita spending of overnight and same-day Mainland visitors amounted to MOP 3,150 and MOP 796 respectively. In the second quarter of 2011, per-capita non-shopping spending of visitors stood at MOP 784, up by 7% compared with MOP 731 a year earlier, of which expenses on Accommodation and Food & Beverage accounted for 47% and 36% respectively. Visitors from Japan had a per-capita non-shopping spending of MOP 1,180, and that of overnight Taiwan visitors reached MOP 1,938. Per-capita shopping spending of visitors decreased slightly by 1% from MOP 705 in the second quarter of 2010 to MOP 698, with Local Food Products (26%), Clothing (19%) and Jewellery & Watches (17%) being the more popular shopping items. Mainland visitors had the highest per-capita shopping spending of MOP 1,103 and that of overnight Mainland visitors reached MOP 1,634. Per-diem spending of visitors amounted to MOP 1,482 in the second quarter of 2011, up by 3% year-on-year. Per-diem spending of Mainland visitors stood at MOP 1,868 and that of visitors from Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan, China was MOP 1,221, MOP 906 and MOP 888 respectively. The average length of stay of visitors was similar to the second quarter of 2010, at 0.9 day. Average length of stay of overnight visitors increased by 0.1 day to 1.7 days, while that of same-day visitors held stable at 0.2 day. Total spending and per-capita spending of visitors for the second quarter of 2011 were extrapolated from about 51,600 effective questionnaires collected; besides, data for the second quarter of 2010 have been re-compiled accordingly to facilitate direct comparison.
