The per-capita spending of visitors in Macao stood at 1,649 patacas (US$206.125) in the first quarter of this year, up 6 percent year on year, official statistics issued Thursday showed.

 

The figures released by the government-run Statistics and Census Service (SCS) showed visitors from the Chinese mainland took the lead on the expenditure list in the January-March period with 3,192 patacas (US$399).

 

The per-capita shopping spending rose by 2 percent year-on-year to 757 patacas (US$94.625) in the three-month period, the figures showed.

 

Meanwhile, the per-capita non-shopping spending increased by 9 percent year-on-year to 892 patacas (US$111.5) in the period, according to the statistics.

 

(Xinhua News Agency May 18, 2007)