25-1  Principal Statistical Indicators
Items 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
　 　 　 　 　 　 　
Population and Demographics Characteristics 　
     Mid-year Estimates of Population (10 000)    43.1 43.4 43.9 44.5 45.7
     Crude Birth Rate 　 8.9 7.5 7.2 7.2 7.2
     Crude Death Rate 　 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4
Labour① 　
     Labour Force (10 000)    20.9 21.7 21.4 21.6 22.9
     Labour Force Participation Rate (%)    64.3 64.8 62.3 60.9 61.9
     Unemployment Rate (%)    6.8 6.4 6.3 6.0 4.8
     Underemployment Rate (%)    3.0 3.6 3.4 2.7 1.9
     Employed Population (10 000)    19.5 20.3 20.1 20.3 21.8
         Manufacturing 　 3.8 4.4 4.1 3.7 3.6
         Wholesale and Retail 　 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.5
         Hotels and Restaurants 　 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.4
         Public Administration, Community, 　 5.6 5.6 5.9 6.0 6.9
          Social and Personal Services 　
External Trade 　
     Exports (100 million MOP)    204 185 189 207 226
          Domestic Exports (100 million MOP)    171 151 148 163 173
          Re-exports (100 million MOP)    33 33 42 44 52
     Imports (100 million MOP)    181 192 203 221 279
     Terms of Trade Index (1996=100) 　 100.7 100.0 99.7 100.9 99.0
Industrial Production 　
     Electricity Consumption (100 million kwh)    1.6 1.5 1.9 2.0 2.1
Construction (Private Sector)    
     Units Completed and Extended (No.)   
　 　 3146 2622 381 1566 1108
     Gross Floor Area of Buildings Completed 　
        and Extended (10 000 sq.m)    37 40 10 24 22
     Units Started (No.)    1167 812 1326 2658 2757
     Gross Floor Area of 　
        Buildings Started (10 000 sq.m)    20 16 16 53 72
     Number of Units Sold (No.)    10211 27016 16831 18556 27823
     Deed of Real Estate Transacted (No.)    12484 12992 17513 14400 18623
     Real Estate Mortgage Loans (No.)    7367 8206 9902 9198 13786
Transport, Communications, Tourism 　
     Lorries Entering and Departing Macao          (10 000) 　 45.4* 45.8* 47.8* 47.8* 56.6*
     Ferry Trips Entering and Departing Macao    (10 000) 　 7.5 7.4 7.7 7.7 8.6
     Commercial Flights at Macao International 　 2.4 2.9 3.4 2.9 3.8
      Airport (10 000)   
     Licensed Vehicles (10 000)    11.4 11.6 12.4 13.2 14.3
     Telephone Lines (10 000)    31.8 37.1 45.2 53.9 60.6
     Visitors (10 000)    916 1028 1153 1189 1667
     Hotel Occupancy Rate (%)    58 61 67 64 76
Government Accounts, Money and 　
   Finance (100 million MOP)   
    Total Government Revenue② 　 153 156 152 184r 196p
    Total Government Expenditure② 　 150 152 135 157r 134p
    Money Supply (M2)    
        MOP③ 　 232 261 275 297r 314
        HKD 　 445 469 512 594 662
        Other Currencies 　 172 185 202 220 234
        Total 　 849 916 990 1111 1210
     Loans/Advances to Resident Firms & Individuals 　 382 355 336 331 356
Consumer Price Index  　
     (October/1999 - September/2000=100) 　
    Composite Consumer Price Index 　 99.5 97.5 94.9 93.5 94.4
    Consumer Price Index  (A) 　 99.6 98.2 95.9 94.6 95.7
    Consumer Price Index  (B) 　 99.4 97.4 94.6 93.1 94.0
Housing  (End of period balance)  　  
    Public Housing④  (No.)     9084 9405 9656 7037 6829
Education ⑤ 　
    Pre-primary Education (Students)    14978 13638 12737 11936
    Primary Education (Students)    45474 43709 41535 39278
    Secondary Education (Students)    38156 41132 43999 45600
    Higher Education (Students)    8358 8520 11995 13680
Health 　
    Registered Deaths (No.)    1338 1327 1415 1474 1533
        Deaths of Heart Diseases (No.)    326 291 296 329 302
        Deaths of Cancers (No.)    383 401 439 421 475
    Infant Mortality Rate 　 2.9 4.3 3.5 0.6 3.0
      (per 1000 registered live births)    　
Social Security 　
    Beneficiaries (persons)    122327 127703 138514 145677 164165
    Contributors 　 8451 8919 9421 10078 11013
    Number of Payments Granted (10 000)    16.3 17.7 23.6 30.4 28.3
    Amount of Payments Granted (10 000 MOP)    20191 22132 34610 53003 45302
Crime 　
    Number of Crimes 　 8925 8905 9088 9920 9786
    Number of Prisoners (as at the end of year) 　 847 886 928 913 867
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ⑥ 　
   At Constant  (2002) Prices 　
      Expenditure-based GDP Real Growth Rate       (%) 　 5.7r 2.9r 10.1r 14.2r 28.0
      GDP                                           (100 million MOP) 　 483.9r 497.8r 548.2r 625.8r 800.9
      GDP per Capita (10 000 MOP)    11.2r 11.5r 12.5r 14.1r 17.5
   At Current Prices 　
       Expenditure-based GDP Nominal Growth Rate(%) 　 3.6r 1.5r 10.3r 16.0r 30.1
       GDP                                          (100 million MOP)    　 489.7r 497.0r 548.2r 635.6r 826.9
       GDP per Capita (10 000 MOP)    11.4r 11.5r 12.5r 14.3r 18.1
　 　 　 　 　 　 　
Notes: ①The data referring to 'Labour' and those in Tables 25-4, 25-5 and 25-6 are provided by Employment Survey. Since the population estimates,
               which serve as the base for statistical inference in the Employment Survey, have been adjusted after Census 2001, the resulting indicators for
               the previous periods before 2001 were thus revised accordingly.      
           ②Because of incomplete data on the revenue and expenditure of the Autonomous Agencies in the specific accounts of 2004, the total revenue
               and the total expenditure of 2004 are not directly comparable with those of 2003. Figures of 2004 are subject to revisions as more data 
               become available.
           ③Pataca (MOP) is the legal tender in the Macao Special Administrative Region, as stated in "The Basic Law of the Macao Special 
               Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China".   
           ④Excluding the units that had been sold.  
           ⑤Excluding students in special education. The number of students of year n refer to the students at the end of academic year n/n+1.  
           ⑥Major revision to GDP series was conducted in 2005 and the base year was renewed from 1996 to 2002.
            *Including the Border Gate and the Checkpoint of CoTai.