Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that total spending (excluding gaming expenses) of visitors in the first quarter of 2015 amounted to MOP13.36 billion, down by 16.2% from MOP15.95 billion in the first quarter of 2014. Spending of overnight visitors totalled MOP10.40 billion, down by 21.1% year-on-year, while that of same-day visitors increased by 6.7% to MOP2.96 billion. In order to provide more information on the expenditure of Mainland visitors, additional data on spending of visitors from Guangdong Province and Fujian Province are released starting from this quarter. In the first quarter of 2015, per-capita spending of visitors was MOP1,802, down by 13.1% year-on-year. Analysed by place of residence, per-capita spending of visitors from Mainland China was MOP2,152, a drop of 15.1% year-on-year; those from Guangdong Province and Fujian Province spent an average of MOP1,553 and MOP1,486 respectively. Per-capita spending of Mainland visitors travelling under the Individual Visit Scheme (IVS) decreased by 14.3% year-on-year to MOP2,279, with those from Guangdong Province and Fujian Province spending an average of MOP1,721 and MOP2,811 respectively. Moreover, per-capita spending of visitors from Singapore (MOP1,782) and Malaysia (MOP1,640) decreased by 3.0% and 6.0% respectively year-on-year; spending of those from Taiwan (MOP1,616), Japan (MOP1,504) and Hong Kong (MOP850) also registered decrease. Visitors from the United Kingdom had relatively high per-capita spending among the long-haul visitors, at MOP1,628, up significantly by 32.3% year-on-year. Analysed by consumption structure, visitors spent mainly on Shopping (48.3%), Accommodation (25.6%) and Food & Beverage (18.8%). Per-capita shopping spending dropped by 17.5% year-on-year to MOP871, and the preferred shopping items included Local Food Products (28.0%), Clothing (18.0%) and Cosmetics & Perfume (16.3%). Analysed by place of residence, visitors from Mainland China spent an average of MOP1,198 on shopping, and that of IVS visitors was MOP1,435. Meanwhile, long-haul visitors spent primarily on Accommodation and Food & Beverage. Per-capita spending of overnight visitors decreased by 12.5% year-on-year to MOP3,230, while that of same-day visitors increased by 4.9%, at MOP706. Overnight visitors from Mainland China and Taiwan had relatively high per-capita spending, at MOP3,885 and MOP3,316 respectively. Among the same-day visitors, per-capita spending of Mainland visitors topped at MOP861, and that of IVS visitors was MOP1,323. According to the results of Visitors’ Comments Survey in the first quarter of 2015, about 88.6% of the visitor-users were satisfied with the services and facilities of hotels, up slightly by 0.4 percentage points from the fourth quarter of 2014; those who complimented about the services of gaming establishments (83.3%) and shops (83.1%) rose by 1.9 and 1.1 percentage points respectively. Meanwhile, 41.0% of the visitors commented that points of tourist attractions were adequate, up modestly by 0.6 percentage points quarter-to-quarter, while 13.4% considered that public transport services should be improved, down notably by 5.4 percentage points.
