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External merchandise trade statistics for September 2018
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that total merchandise export for September 2018 amounted to MOP935 million, down by 8.5% year-on-year. Value of domestic exports (MOP120 million) declined by 36.3%, with that of Pharmaceutical products & organic chemicals decreasing by 66.5%; moreover, value of re-exports (MOP815 million) decreased by 2.3%, with that of Diamond & diamond jewellery and Garments falling by 51.2% and 36.4% respectively. Total merchandise import rose by 7.6% year-on-year to MOP7.60 billion, of which imports of Beauty, cosmetic & skin-care products, Watches and Garments & footwear expanded by 59.8%, 15.4% and 13.8% respectively. Merchandise trade deficit in September amounted to MOP6.67 billion.
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UM scholar’s history book awarded publication grant by Harvard-Yenching Institute
Associate Professor Yang Bin from the Department of History, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau (UM), received a publication grant from the Harvard Yenching Institute for his book titled ‘Cowrie Shells and Cowrie Money: A Global History’. The book will be published this December by the authoritative Routledge in the United Kingdom.
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