The volume of adult apparel retail sales in Macao in the fourth quarter of 2011 increased by 14% year-on-year

Statistics from the Statistics and Census Service of Macau indicated that in the fourth quarter of 2011, retail sales reached 12.55 billion yuan (Macau yuan, the same below), a substantial increase of 44% year-on-year.

Among them, sales of watches and jewellery were 3.81 billion yuan (30% of the total), department store goods accounted for 15%, leather goods accounted for 11%, adult clothing accounted for 9%, and cars accounted for 7%.

In the fourth quarter of 2011, retail sales rose by 15% from the revised 10.95 billion yuan in the third quarter; larger increases included watches and jewellery (+24%), adult clothing (+19%), and leather goods (+16%). Department stores (+16%). In 2011, retail sales reached 43.34 billion yuan, a substantial increase of 42% from the 30.59 billion in 2010;

Among them, the most significant increase was in watches and jewellery (+58%) and leather goods (+54%). Excluding price factors, the volume of retail sales rose by 30% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2011; communications equipment increased sharply by 62%, watches and jewellery increased by 44%, leather goods rose by 37%, automobiles rose by 35%, and pharmacy goods And department stores rose by 34% each.

In 2011, the volume of retail sales increased by 28% year-on-year; among them, the increase in communications equipment reached 60%. Quarter-to-quarter comparison, retail sales volume in the fourth quarter of 2011 increased by 11%; watches and jewellery (+18%), leather goods (+15%) and adult apparel (+14%) showed the most significant increases; vehicle fuels It fell by 2%.