Visitor Expenditure Survey for the 4th Quarter 2021
Per-capita spending of visitors increased by 3.4% year-on-year to MOP3,235 in the fourth quarter, with that of overnight visitors (MOP6,458) and same-day visitors (MOP1,027) rising by 26.0% and 38.0% respectively. Visitors from mainland China spent MOP3,346 on average, an uplift of 2.8% year-on-year; per-capita spending of those travelling under the Individual Visit Scheme (MOP7,345) grew by 9.2%.
Per-capita shopping spending of visitors went up by 9.9% year-on-year to MOP 2,207 in the fourth quarter, of which spending on handbags & shoes (MOP374) and local food products (MOP268) increased by 18.0% and 26.8% respectively; meanwhile, shopping spending on cosmetics & perfume (MOP769) and clothing (MOP293) showed respective decreases of 3.3% and 19.5%. Analysed by main purpose of visit, per-capita spending of visitors coming to Macao for vacation (MOP6,793) rose by 13.6% year-on-year, while spending of those coming for shopping (MOP2,181) and visiting relatives or friends (MOP1,316) fell by 43.3% and 33.4% respectively.
For the whole year of 2021, total spending of visitors soared by 104.8% year-on-year to MOP24.45 billion on account of the rise in number of visitors and their per-capita spending. Total spending of overnight visitors (MOP21.32 billion) and same-day visitors (MOP3.13 billion) grew by 117.9% and 45.6% year-on-year respectively.
Per-capita spending of visitors increased by 56.7% year-on-year to MOP3,173 in 2021, with that of overnight visitors (MOP5,767) and same-day visitors (MOP782) recording respective growth of 66.3% and 11.7%. Meanwhile, spending of Mainland visitors (MOP3,258) rose by 44.7% year-on-year. As regards type of expense, per-capita spending on shopping (MOP2,057), food & beverage (MOP510) and accommodation (MOP473) expanded by 83.4%, 39.0% and 9.4% year-on-year respectively. Analysed by main purpose of visit, per-capita spending of visitors coming to Macao for vacation (MOP6,376) and shopping (MOP2,919) grew by 88.9% and 17.4% year-on-year respectively.
With respect to interviewed visitors’ comments, their satisfaction towards various services and facilities in Macao registered year-on-year increases in 2021. The shares of visitors who complimented on public facilities (95.0%), gaming establishments (90.1%) and public transport (87.8%) rose by 6.1 percentage points, 5.0 percentage points and 6.2 percentage points year-on-year respectively. In addition, the proportion of visitors who considered that there were adequate points of tourist attractions in Macao (71.0%) went up by 6.3 percentage points.
