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CE to attend opening meeting of National People’s Congress in Beijing
The Chief Executive, Mr Sam Hou Fai, will visit Beijing from today until Thursday (3 to 5 March), and will attend on Thursday the opening meeting of the fourth session of the 14th National People’s Congress.
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Private sector construction and real estate transactions for the whole year and the fourth quarter of 2025
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that a total of 5,567 building units and parking spaces were purchased and sold in 2025 as per Stamp Duty record, an increase of 7.1% year-on-year. Meanwhile, the total value of transactions fell by 23.9% to MOP21.35 billion.
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Visitor arrivals for January 2026
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that number of visitor arrivals held stable year-on-year at 3,647,328 in January 2026. Same-day visitors (2,254,699) rose by 4.6% year-on-year while overnight visitors (1,392,629) dropped by 6.6%. Meanwhile, the average length of stay of visitors remained at 1.0 day, with that of overnight visitors rising by 0.1 day to 2.3 days.
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Consumer Price Index (CPI) for January 2026
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the Composite CPI for January 2026 rose by 0.54% year-on-year and 0.02% month-on-month. For the 12 months ended January this year, the average Composite CPI grew by 0.33% from the previous period (February 2024 – January 2025).
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Statistics on electronic payment transaction value for January 2026 – restaurants & similar establishments and retail trade
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the electronic payment transaction value (hereinafter referred to as transaction value) for restaurants & similar establishments increased by 3.5% month-on-month in January 2026, and that for retail trade rose by 5.9%.
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Package tours and hotel occupancy rate for January 2026
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the average occupancy rate of guest rooms of hotel establishments stood at 91.6% in January 2026, an uplift of 0.7 percentage points year-on-year; the rate for 5-star hotels grew by 2.4 percentage points to 95.9%, whereas the rates for 4-star (85.2%) and 3-star hotels (85.7%) dropped by 0.5 percentage points and 3.2 percentage points respectively.
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Retail sales survey for the whole year and the fourth quarter of 2025
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that retail sales value rose by 4.2% year-on-year to MOP19.21 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, which also represented an increase of 14.6% when compared with the revised figure (MOP16.76 billion) in the third quarter. In 2025, total value of retail sales decreased by 3.2% year-on-year to MOP69.58 billion.
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Employment survey for November 2025 – January 2026
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the unemployment rate of local residents (2.2%) for November 2025 - January 2026 decreased by 0.1 percentage point from the previous period (October - December 2025), while the underemployment rate of local residents (2.2%) increased by 0.2 percentage points.
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Online virtual tours are available for four additional sites of the Historic Centre of Macao allowing the public to visit Macao’s World Heritage sites online
In order to further integrate cultural resources, exploit digital technology to promote the value of Macao's World Heritage, and contribute to Macao’s development as a smart city, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from its Portuguese acronym) launches online virtual tours of four additional World Heritage sites, including the Protestant Cemetery, the Headquarters Building of the Orient Foundation, the Headquarters Building of the Marine and Water Bureau (Former Moorish Barracks), and the Guia Lighthouse (interior). At present, IC has provided online virtual tours for fifteen World Heritage sites and eight squares, as well as cultural facilities such as galleries that add up to 30 heritage sites and cultural facilities featuring online virtual tour services.
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