| 24-1 Principal Statistical Indicators | |||||
| Items | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Population and Demographics Characteristics | |||||
| Mid-year Estimates of Population (10 000 persons) | 45.5 | 47.3 | 49.9 | 52.6 | 55.2 |
| Crude Birth Rate (‰) | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.5 |
| Crude Death Rate (‰) | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
| Infant Mortality Rate (‰) | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
| (per 1000 registered live births) | |||||
| Labour | |||||
| Labour Force (10 000 persons) | 23.0 | 24.8 | 27.5 | 31.0 | 33.3 |
| Labour Force Participation Rate (%) | 62.2 | 63.4 | 65.9 | 69.2 | 70.6 |
| Unemployment Rate (%) | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
| Underemployment Rate (%) | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
| Employed Population (10 000 persons) | 21.9 | 23.7 | 26.5 | 30.0 | 32.3 |
| Manufacturing | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Wholesale and Retail Trades | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
| Hotels and Restaurants | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| Public Administration, Community, | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Social and Personal Services | |||||
| External Merchandise Trade | |||||
| Exports (100 million MOP) | 226 | 198 | 205 | 204 | 160 |
| Domestic Exports (100 million MOP) | 173 | 144 | 144 | 135 | 96 |
| Re-exports (100 million MOP) | 52 | 55 | 61 | 69 | 64 |
| Imports (100 million MOP) | 279 | 313 | 365 | 431 | 430 |
| Terms of Trade (2006=100) | 107.3 | 103.0 | 100.0 | 96.2 | 93.5 |
| Industrial Production | |||||
| Electricity Consumption (100 million kwh) | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| Construction (Private Sector) | |||||
| Units Completed and Extended (No.) | |||||
| 1108 | 1277 | 3026 | 2051 | 1177 | |
| Gross Floor Area of Buildings Completed | |||||
| and Extended (10 000 sq.m) | 22 | 39 | 128 | 193 | 58 |
| Units Started (No.) | 2757 | 4947 | 3871r | 4390 | 2046 |
| Gross Floor Area of | |||||
| Buildings Started (10 000 sq.m) | 72 | 213 | 99r | 220 | 53 |
| Number of Units Sold (No.) | 27823 | 33644 | 26400 | 32250 | 21516 |
| Deed of Real Estate Transacted (No.) | 18623 | 20022 | 13593 | 14558 | 9712 |
| Real Estate Mortgage Loans (No.) | 13786 | 14769 | 9156 | 13250 | 11847 |
| Transport, Communications, Tourism | |||||
| Lorries Entering and Departing Macao(10 000 times) | 56.6 | 60.8 | 66.5 | 67.4 | 56.4 |
| Ferry Trips Entering and Departing Macao | 8.6 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
| (10 000 times) | |||||
| Commercial Flights at Macao International Airport | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| (10 000 times) | |||||
| Licensed Vehicles (10 000 units) | 14.3 | 15.4 | 16.4 | 17.6 | 18.4 |
| Telephone Lines (10 000 units) | 60.6 | 70.7 | 81.3 | 97.2 | 110.9 |
| Visitors Arrival (10 000 person-times) | 1667 | 1871 | 2200 | 2699 | 2293 |
| Hotel Occupancy Rate (%) | 76 | 71 | 72 | 77 | 75 |
| Government Accounts, Money and | |||||
| Finance (100 million MOP) | |||||
| Total Government Revenue① | 239 | 282 | 372 | 499r | 511⑥ |
| Total Government Expenditure① | 177 | 212 | 273 | 233r | 259⑥ |
| Money Supply (M2) | |||||
| MOP② | 314 | 367 | 453 | 510 | 541 |
| HKD | 662 | 701 | 910 | 1015 | 992 |
| Other Currencies | 234 | 288 | 326 | 331 | 365 |
| Total | 1209 | 1357 | 1689 | 1855 | 1898 |
| Domestic Loans/Advances to the Private Sector | 355 | 425 | 488 | 683 | 889 |
| Consumer Price Index | |||||
| (July/2004 - June/2005=100) | |||||
| Composite Consumer Price Index | 98.8 | 103.1 | 108.4 | 114.5 | 124.3 |
| Consumer Price Index (A) | 99.1 | 103.5 | 109.5 | 115.9 | 126.5 |
| Consumer Price Index (B) | 98.9 | 103.1 | 108.2 | 114.1 | 123.7 |
| Housing (End of period balance) | |||||
| Public Housing (No.) ③ | 6829 | 6936 | 6637 | 6681 | 6253 |
| Education ④ | |||||
| Pre-primary Education (person) | 11128 | 10216 | 9453 | 9149 | 9127⑥ |
| Primary Education (person) | 37216 | 35187 | 32674 | 30033 | 27483⑥ |
| Secondary Education (person) | 46096 | 45995 | 44988 | 43218 | 39837⑥ |
| Higher Education (person) | 13967 | 15927 | 17462 | 18743 | 22289⑥ |
| Health | |||||
| Doctors (person) | 1092 | 1105 | 1235 | 1323 | 1373 |
| Nurses (person) | 1063 | 1134 | 1212 | 1335 | 1415 |
| Beds (unit) | 984 | 984 | 980 | 1014 | 1030 |
| Social Security | |||||
| Beneficiaries (person) | 164165 | 181117 | 204002 | 228125 | 250476 |
| Contributors | 11013 | 12305 | 13760 | 15278 | 17175 |
| Number of Payments Granted (10 000 times) | 28.3 | 23.9 | 24.0 | 23.7 | 40.8 |
| Amount of Payments Granted (10 000 MOP) | 45302 | 28556 | 26672 | 31753 | 43616 |
| Crime | |||||
| Number of Crimes (No.) | 9786 | 10538 | 10855 | 12921 | 13864 |
| Number of Prisoners (at the end of year,person) | 867 | 897 | 859 | 812 | 912 |
| Gross Domestic Product (GDP)⑤ | |||||
| At Constant (2002) Prices | |||||
| Expenditure-based GDP Real Growth Rate (%) | 27.3r | 6.9 | 16.5r | 25.3r | 13.2⑥ |
| GDP (100 million MOP) | 796.8r | 851.9r | 992.4r | 1243.2r | 1407.5⑥ |
| GDP per Capita (10 000 MOP) | 17.4r | 17.9r | 19.9r | 23.6r | 25.6⑥ |
| At Current Prices | |||||
| Expenditure-based GDP Nominal Growth Rate(%) | 29.4r | 12.1r | 23.3r | 31.4r | 15.0⑥ |
| GDP (100 million MOP) | 822.3r | 921.9r | 1137.1r | 1494.6r | 1718.7⑥ |
| GDP per Capita (10 000 MOP) | 18.0r | 19.4r | 22.8r | 28.4r | 31.3⑥ |
| Notes:①Due to changes in the compilation method and concept of public accounts, data on revenue and expenditure, as well as booking of the | |||||
| accounts for 2007 were different and incomparable with those of the previous years. Figures of 2008 are subject to revisions as more | |||||
| data become available. | |||||
| ②Pataca (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". | |||||
| ③Excluding units that had been sold. | |||||
| ④Excluding students in special education. The number of students of year n refer to the students at the end of academic year n/n+1. | |||||
| ⑤Major revision to GDP series was conducted in 2005 and the base year was revised from 1996 to 2002. GDP estimate of 2008 is subject | |||||
| to revision as more data become available. | |||||
| ⑥Figures of 2008 are subject to revision as more data become available. | |||||