X-Explanatory Notes on Main Statistical Indicators |
Gross
Domestic Product (GDP) Reflects the total of
goods produced and services provided annually in the |
Infant
Mortality Rate Deaths of infants
under one year old per 1,000 live births. |
Natural
Growth Rate Excess of births over
deaths per 1,000 inhabitants. |
Crude
Birth Rate Live births per
1,000 inhabitants. |
Crude
Mortality Rate Deaths per 1,000
inhabitants. |
Regular
Education Systematic academic programmes designed for children and juveniles to access
/ progress from pre-primary education to university. |
Pre-primary
Education Composed of 2 stages:
infant education, equivalent to the first and second year of pre-primary
education, and the preparatory year for access to primary education or the
third year of pre-primary education |
(1)Infant Education
Designed for children aged between 3-4 years old. Children aged 3 as at 31st
December of the year of enrolment are eligible. No knowledge tests are
required for progression. |
(2)Preparatory Classes to
Primary Education Designed for children of 5 years old as at 31st
December of the year of enrolment. Progress examination is a pre-requisite for advancement
access. This type of preparatory class is also called the third year of
pre-primary education in some educational institutes. |
Primary
Education Lasts for 6 years.
Children completed the preparatory class or of 6 years old as at 31st
December of the year of enrolment are eligible to the first year of primary
education. The maximum age for primary education is 15. In the Portuguese
education system, it is composed of 2 parts : 4 years of 揚rimary education”and 2 years of“Preparatory
classes to secondary education. |
Secondary
Education It is divided
into 2 stages: Junior secondary and senior secondary. Pre-university courses
are also considered secondary education. |
(1)Junior Secondary
Education For a duration of 3 years. Students
successfully completed the primary education are eligible. The maximum age
for this level is 18 years old. However, under certain circumstances, the
educational institutes can exercise their discretion to accept enrolment
beyond the age limit. |
(2)Senior Secondary
Education For a duration of 2-3 years. Students
successfully completed the junior secondary level are eligible. The maximum
age for this level is 21. However, under certain circumstances, the
educational institutes can exercise their discretion to accept enrolment
beyond the age limit. |
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Higher
Education Degree or non-degree programmes offered by universities, polytechnic
institutes or equivalent. |
Special
Education Programmes designed for
students with mental, hearing and physical problems. |
Adult
Education Practical programmes or courses, outside the formal education,
organized for general participants. Usually, the students are 15 years old or
above. |
Active
Population (Labour Force) Individuals aged 14 or
over who, during the reference period, are available to participate in the
production of goods and/or services. This comprises both the employed
population and the unemployed population. |
Employed
Population Individuals aged 14 or
over who have worked for at least 1 hour during the reference period, for
pay, profits or family gain in cash or in kind. It also includes individuals
who have a job and are absent from work but maintain a formal job attachment,
and owners of a company, temporarily not at work because of specific reasons. |
Unemployed
Population Individuals aged 14 or
over who, during the reference period, do not have a job or formal job
attachment, but are available to work for pay or run a business at any time
and have sought work during the last 30 days. |
Underemployed
Population Employed population,
irrespective of the status in employment, who have worked involuntarily for
less than 35 hours during the reference period, but are available for or have
sought additional work. |
Labour
Force Participation Rate The proportion of
labour force in the population aged 14 and over. |
Unemployment
Rate The proportion of
unemployed in the labour force. |
Underemployment
Rate The proportion of
underemployed in the labour force. |
Visitor Any person traveling to Macao other
than his/her usual environment for less than 3 consecutive months and whose
main purpose of travel is other than the exercise of an activity remunerated
from within Macao. |
Hotel
Occupancy Rate Number of rooms
occupied by guests over total number of available rooms, expressed in
percentage. |
Imports The entry of any commodities
into the Territory, except Reimports and Direct
Transit. |
Exports The outgoing from the
Territory of any commodities, excluding Temporary Exports and Direct Transit. |
Domestic
Exports The outgoing from
the Territory of any commodities with the origin of |
Reexports The outgoing from the
Territory of any commodities previously imported, without any transformation,
or even with transformation, the commodities did not qualify for the origin
of the Territory. |
Direct
Transit Commodities passing
through or transhiped in the Territory for the
exclusive purpose of transportation and with their next destination mentioned
in the attached documents. |
Country
of Origin The country or
territory where the crops were grown, the minerals were mined and the
articles were manufactured wholly or partly. If partly, the origin is
considered the country or territory responsible for the last phase of
manufacture before the merchandise took its final form. Repacking, sorting or
mixing is not considered a manufacture operation. |
Country
of Destination The final country
or territory to which the goods are delivered, whether or not the transport
has been interrupted, and without any commercial transaction in the transit
country or territory. |
Terms
of Trade Index The ratio of the
unit value index for exports to that of imports. |
Housing
Unit Division(s) or annex of
a permanent building. Each
housing unit has independent entrance to access to the common area of the
building, can be legally registered with the property registry and can be
independently transacted. |
Gross
Floor Area The sum of the
area of each floor of the building measured to the outer surface of the outer
walls including the area of lobbies, lift landings and communal space (shared
by 2 or more housing units). |
Consumer
Price Index Reflects the price
change of a representative basket of goods and services consumed by families
of |
Money
Supply (M1) Refers to the sum of
currency in circulation, demand deposits and savings deposits. |
Money
Supply (M2) Refers to the sum of
money supply M1 and quasi-monetary liabilities that consist of time deposits,
notice deposits and certificates of deposits. |
Financial
Transactions Comprise financial
assets and financial liabilities. |