Retail sales value up 64.3% in Q2

The value of Macau’s retail sales for the second quarter of 2023 totaled MOP21.58 billion up 64.3% year-on-year, the statistic department said yesterday. The latest report from the Statistics and Census Service showed that among the major retail trade activities, sales values of Chinese food products surged 406% year-on-year, while sales values of watches, clocks and jewelery, department stores and adults’ clothing recorded growth of 106.8%, 105.2% and 95.6%, respectively. On the other hand, sales values of communication equipment and supermarkets decreased 25.8% and 4.1%.