| 24-1 Summary of Key Statistics | |||||
| Items | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| Population and Vital Statistics | |||||
| Mid-year Population Estimate (10 000 persons) | 47.3 | 49.9 | 52.6 | 55.2 | 54.4 |
| Crude Birth Rate (‰) | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.8 |
| Crude Death Rate (‰) | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Infant Mortality Rate (‰) | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 2.1 |
| (per 1000 registered live births) | |||||
| Labour, Employment | |||||
| Labour Force ① (10 000 persons) | 24.8 | 27.5 | 31.0 | 33.3 | 32.9 |
| Labour Force Participation Rate (%) | 63.4 | 65.9 | 69.2 | 70.6 | 72.0 |
| Unemployment Rate (%) | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
| Underemployment Rate (%) | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Employed Population (10 000 persons) | 23.7 | 26.5 | 30.0 | 32.3 | 31.8 |
| Construction | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| Wholesale and Retail Trade | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
| Hotels and Restaurants and Similar Activities | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| Other Community, Social and Personal Services | 4.1 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 7.5 |
| External Merchandise Trade | |||||
| Exports (100 million MOP) | 198 | 205 | 204 | 160 | 77 |
| Domestic Exports (100 million MOP) | 144 | 144 | 135 | 96 | 30 |
| Re-exports (100 million MOP) | 55 | 61 | 69 | 64 | 47 |
| Imports (100 million MOP) | 313 | 365 | 431 | 430 | 369 |
| Terms of Trade (2006=100) | 103.0 | 100.0 | 96.2 | 93.5 | 93.7 |
| Industrial Production | |||||
| Electricity Consumption (100 million kwh) | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| Construction (Private Sector) | |||||
| Units Completed and Extended (No.) | |||||
| 1277 | 3026 | 2051 | 1177 | 3251 | |
| Gross Floor Area of Buildings Completed | |||||
| and Extended (10 000 sq.m) | 39 | 128 | 193 | 58 | 141 |
| Units Started (No.) | 4947 | 3871 | 4390 | 2046 | 1547 |
| Gross Floor Area of | |||||
| Buildings Started (10 000 sq.m) | 213 | 99 | 220 | 53 | 23 |
| Number of Units Sold (No.) | 33644 | 26400 | 32250 | 21516 | 17310 |
| Deed of Real Estate Transacted (No.) | 20022 | 13593 | 14558 | 9712 | 9111 |
| Real Estate Mortgage Loans (No.) | 14769 | 9156 | 13250 | 11847 | 8965 |
| Transport, Communications, Tourism | |||||
| Lorries Entering and Departing Macao(10 000 times) | 60.8 | 66.5 | 67.4 | 56.4 | 40.3 |
| Ferry Trips Entering and Departing Macao | 9.2 | 9.6 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 13.2 |
| (10 000 times) | |||||
| Commercial Flights at Macao International Airport | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.7 |
| (10 000 times) | |||||
| Licensed Vehicles (10 000 units) | 15.4 | 16.4 | 17.6 | 18.3r | 18.9 |
| Telephone Lines (10 000 units) | 70.7 | 81.3 | 97.2 | 110.9 | 120.9 |
| Visitors Arrival② (10 000 person-times) | 1871 | 2200 | 2699 | 2293 | 2175 |
| Occupancy Rate of Hotel Sector (%) | 71 | 72 | 77 | 74r | 71 |
| Government Accounts, Money and | |||||
| Finance (100 million MOP) | |||||
| Total Government Revenue③ | 282 | 372 | 537r | 623r | 699 |
| Total Government Expenditure③ | 212 | 273 | 233 | 304r | 354 |
| Money Supply (M2) | |||||
| MOP | 367 | 453 | 510 | 541 | 597 |
| HKD | 701 | 910 | 1015 | 992 | 1138 |
| Other Currencies | 288 | 326 | 331 | 365 | 387 |
| Total | 1357 | 1689 | 1855 | 1898 | 2122 |
| Domestic Loans/Advances to the Private Sector | 425 | 488 | 683 | 889 | 972 |
| Consumer Price Index | |||||
| (April/2008 - March/2009=100) | |||||
| Composite Consumer Price Index | 83.1r | 87.4r | 92.3r | 100.2r | 101.4 |
| Consumer Price Index (A) | 82.4r | 87.1r | 92.3r | 100.7r | 101.5 |
| Consumer Price Index (B) | 83.4r | 87.5r | 92.3r | 100.1r | 101.4 |
| Housing (End-period number) | |||||
| Public Housing④ (No.) | 6936 | 6637 | 6681 | 6253 | 7165 |
| Education⑤ | |||||
| Student of Pre-primary Education (person) | 10216 | 9453 | 9149 | 9270 | |
| Student of Primary Education (person) | 35187 | 32674 | 29995r | 27481 | |
| Student of Secondary Education (person) | 45995 | 44988 | 41124r | 39463 | |
| Student of Higher Education (person) | 15927 | 17462 | 18743 | 20917 | |
| Health | |||||
| Doctors (person) | 1105 | 1235 | 1323 | 1373 | 1415 |
| Nurses (person) | 1134 | 1212 | 1335 | 1415 | 1491 |
| Hospital Beds (unit) | 984 | 980 | 1014 | 1030 | 1109 |
| Social Security | |||||
| Beneficiaries (person) | 181117 | 204002 | 228125 | 250476 | 259280 |
| Contributors (unit) | 12305 | 13760 | 15278 | 17175 | 34260 |
| Number of Payments Granted (10 000 times) | 23.9 | 24.0 | 23.7 | 40.8 | 45.4 |
| Amount of Payments Granted (10 000 MOP) | 28556 | 26672 | 31753 | 43616 | 66815 |
| Crime | |||||
| Number of Crimes (No.) | 10538 | 10855 | 12921 | 13864 | 12406 |
| Number of Prisoners (end-year, person) | 897 | 859 | 812 | 912 | 930 |
| Gross Domestic Product (GDP) | |||||
| At Constant (2002) Prices | |||||
| Expenditure-based GDP Real Growth Rate (%) | 6.9 | 16.5 | 26.0r | 12.9r | 1.3 |
| GDP (100 million MOP) | 851.9 | 992.4 | 1250.3r | 1412.2r | 1430.9 |
| GDP per Capita (10 000 MOP) | 17.9 | 19.9 | 23.8r | 25.7r | 26.3 |
| At Current Prices | |||||
| Expenditure-based GDP Nominal Growth Rate(%) | 12.1 | 23.3 | 32.1r | 15.5r | -2.4 |
| GDP (100 million MOP) | 921.9 | 1137.1 | 1502.1r | 1735.5r | 1693.4 |
| GDP per Capita (10 000 MOP) | 19.4 | 22.8 | 28.6r | 31.6r | 31.1 |
| Notes:①Lower age boundary in defining labour force is revised from 14 years old to 16 years old starting 2009. | |||||
| ②Starting from 2008, visitor arrivals exclude arrivals of non-resident workers, students, etc.. | |||||
| ③Due 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 2009 are subject to revisions as more | |||||
| data become available. | |||||
| ④Excluding 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. | |||||