The Statistics and Census Service of Macau announced that the total consumer spending of tourists in the first three quarters of this year (excluding gambling) increased by 8% to 56.21 billion Macau patacas. This was mainly due to a significant 30.1% year-on-year increase in tourist arrivals. Among them, the total consumer spending of lodging tourists and non-overnight tourists increased by 5.1% and 22.9% year-on-year, respectively. Compared to the same period in 2019, total tourist spending increased by 17.5%.

During the period, the average per capita spending of tourists was 2,168 yuan, a 17% year-on-year decrease, but a 36.9% increase compared to the same period in 2019. Among them, tourist spending was mainly used for shopping, followed by lodging and dining. (js / w)

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