Macao Garment Industry Further Shrank

Statistics and Census Bureau data show that Macao's industrial output and other income in 2011 were 9 billion 310 million yuan (Macao yuan, the same below), an annual increase of 4.4%, the first time since 2006, and the increase was mainly from the food and beverage manufacturing industry and other non-metallic mineral products manufacturing industry.

The total consumption amounted to 6 billion 140 million yuan, an annual increase of 4.6%. The total value added of the industry to the economy was 3 billion 170 million yuan, an increase of 3.9%, and the total fixed capital formation was 480 million yuan, down 43.8%.

In 2011, there were 900 industrial establishments, with an annual reduction of 11, of which 894 were manufacturing establishments.

There were 13828 employees on the job, an annual reduction of 852 people, an expenditure of 1 billion 710 million yuan, an increase of 6%.

By industry analysis,

The industrial output value was 6 billion 290 million yuan, an increase of 9.5% over 2010.

With the continuous growth of tourists, the output value of food and beverage manufacturing increased by 18.9% annually, to 1 billion 70 million yuan, and the output of cement and concrete increased significantly, resulting in an annual increase of 1.5 times the output value of other non-metallic mineral products manufacturing industry, which was 770 million yuan.

On the other hand, European and American market demand is weak and export oriented.

Output value further shrank to 1 billion 400 million yuan, down 18.6% year-on-year.

In 2011, the total consumption of manufacturing ($4 billion 830 million) and total value added ($1 billion 530 million) increased by 11.2% and 4.4% respectively, of which the total value added of food and beverage manufacturing and clothing industry was 420 million yuan and 270 million yuan respectively.

In 2011, the industrial output value (2 billion 900 million yuan) and total consumption (1 billion 290 million yuan) of hydropower and gas production and supply industry decreased by 6.2% and 14.7% respectively, mainly due to the reduction of power generation; the total value added was 1 billion 630 million yuan, up 2.9%.

The statistical scope of the industrial survey includes the operation of manufacturing, mining and hydropower and gas production and supply establishments in 2011.