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Monetary and financial statistics – January 2026
According to statistics released today (3 March) by the Monetary Authority of Macao, broad money supply continued to grow in January 2026. Meanwhile, both resident deposits and loans* increased from a month earlier.
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Macao Union Medical Center successfully conducts its first skin grafting for advanced-age patient
Along with the steady progress of numerous medical services at the Islands Healthcare Complex – Macao Medical Center of Peking Union Medical College Hospital (hereinafter referred to as “Macao Union Medical Center”), the Plastic Surgery Department recently accomplished its first skin grafting for a 90-year-old patient with multiple underlying diseases and chronic lower limb wounds.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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