Macau's total visitor spending up 15.8% in first half of 2020 from pre-COVID-19 2019: China report

According to data recently released by the Macau Government Statistics and Census Bureau, total passenger spending (excluding gambling spending) in the first half of this year increased 16.4% year-on-year to approximately 37.79 billion patacas (
This is a 15.8% increase from the first half of 2019, before the COVID-19 virus outbreak.
Of this, spending by tourists staying in Macau increased 13.1% year-on-year to 30.45 billion yen.
million patacas (approximately JPY 555.2 billion), while spending by day trippers increased 32.4% year-on-year to 7.33 billion patacas (approximately JPY 133.7 billion).
By consumption item, shopping was the most popular at 47.1%, followed by accommodation at 24.6% and food and drink at 20.5%.
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