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Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that a total of 15,551 wholesale & retail establishments, market stalls and fixed street stalls were operating in 2018, an increase of 494 year-on-year. Total number of persons engaged rose by 2.1% to 71,030, with employees accounting for 82.3% of the total. Receipts of Wholesale & Retail Trade amounted to MOP 129.42 billion, up by 6.0% year-on-year. Expenditure grew by 7.9% to MOP 117.51 billion, of which Purchase of Goods & Commission Paid, Compensation of Employees and Operating Expenses recorded respective growth of 9.5%, 6.2% and 1.9%. Gross Surplus totalled MOP 14.07 billion, up by 16.3% year-on-year. Gross Value Added that measures the sectoral contribution to the economy went up by 11.6% to MOP 25.13 billion, and Gross Fixed Capital Formation rose by 6.0% to MOP 2.06 billion.
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