External merchandise trade statistics for the first three quarters of 2026

MACAU, October 30 - Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that total value of merchandise exports increased by 20.4% year-on-year to MOP12.41 billion in the first three quarters of 2026, of which values of re-exports (MOP11.12 billion) and domestic exports (MOP1.30 billion) grew by 20.5% and 19.8% respectively. Total value of merchandise imports rose by 22.0% year-on-year to MOP110.70 billion. External merchandise trade totalled MOP123.12 billion in the first three quarters, and merchandise trade deficit amounted to MOP98.29 billion.

Analysed by destination, merchandise exports to the Chinese mainland (MOP1.51 billion), the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong SAR) (MOP8.91 billion) and the USA (MOP219 million) swelled by 61.8%, 21.2% and 0.1% respectively year-on-year in the first three quarters, whereas exports to the European Union (MOP157 million) slid by 0.4%. Analysed by commodity, exports of Non-textiles increased by 22.9% year-on-year to MOP11.40 billion, while exports of Textiles & garments reduced by 1.8% to MOP1.01 billion.

By place of origin, merchandise imports from the Chinese mainland (MOP45.70 billion) and the Hong Kong SAR (MOP7.86 billion) leapt by 63.7% and 55.5% respectively year-on-year in the first three quarters, while those from the European Union (MOP26.33 billion) dropped by 0.1%. Analysed by place of consignment, merchandise imports from the Chinese mainland (MOP18.28 billion) and the Hong Kong SAR (MOP87.36 billion) increased by 22.5% and 23.1% respectively year-on-year. In terms of commodity, imports of Consumer goods went up by 5.7% to MOP69.54 billion, of which imports of Gold jewellery (MOP12.19 billion) hiked by 48.9%, while imports of Food & beverages (MOP15.49 billion) shrank by 8.2%.

In September 2026, total merchandise exports grew by 19.1% year-on-year to MOP1.32 billion. Value of re-exports rose by 21.2% to MOP1.17 billion, of which re-exports of Diamond & diamond jewellery surged by 110.1%, while those of Watches dropped by 15.1%. Value of domestic exports climbed by 5.1% to MOP151 million, of which domestic exports of Copper & articles thereof increased by 40.1%, while those of Pharmaceutical products & organic chemicals fell by 42.6%. Meanwhile, total merchandise imports went up by 21.7% year-on-year to MOP13.63 billion; imports of Gold jewellery and Mobile phones showed respective growth of 48.9% and 32.5%, whereas imports of Beauty, cosmetic & skincare products reduced by 19.8%. Merchandise trade deficit totalled MOP12.31 billion in September.

In the third quarter of 2026, total value of merchandise exports (MOP4.19 billion) and merchandise imports (MOP36.57 billion) increased by 13.9% and 17.6% respectively year-on-year. Merchandise trade deficit totalled MOP32.38 billion.

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