Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that per-capita spending of visitors decreased by 5% year-on-year to MOP 1,638 in the first quarter of 2009. Analyzed by place of residence, per-capita spending of Mainland visitors took the lead, at MOP 3,948; per-capita spending of those from South East Asia; Taiwan, China and Hong Kong was MOP 1,757, MOP 1,592 and MOP 1,040 respectively. Compared with the first quarter of 2008, per-capita spending of tourists went down by 1% to MOP2,329, and that of same-day visitors dropped by 15% to MOP 492.

In the first quarter of 2009, per-capita non-shopping spending (excluding gaming expenses) of visitors decreased by 1% year-on-year to MOP 981, of which the expenses on Accommodation and Food & Beverage accounted for 44% and 36% of the total respectively. Besides, per-capita shopping spending dropped by 11% to MOP 657, with expenses on Local Food Products and Clothing sharing 32% and 20% respectively.

Per-diem spending of visitors amounted to MOP 1,534 in the first quarter of 2009, an increase of 3% year-on-year. Mainland visitors had the highest per-diem spending of MOP 2,689 and that of Taiwan, China; South East Asia and Hong Kong visitors was MOP 1,360, MOP 1,220 and MOP 1,040 respectively.

The average length of stay of visitors decreased by 0.1 day over the first quarter of 2008 to 1.1 days, with Mainland visitors staying an average of 1.5 days. The average length of stay of tourists dropped by 0.1 day year-on-year to 1.6 days, while that of same-day visitors remained unchanged at 0.2 day.