The average daily wage of non-resident construction workers increased by 8.5 percent to MOP661 in the last quarter due to a surge in demand, according to data from the government. In particular there has been an increase in demand for labourers engaging in interior finishing works of large-scale entertainment facilities, currently in progress in Cotai. Meanwhile, the average daily wage of local construction workers went up by 3.7 percent to MOP980, compared with the previous quarter.
Mobile phone usage continues upward trend
The number of mobile telephone subscribers increased by 7.6 percent to 1,816,020 at the end of September. According to the data issued by DSEC, the number of Internet services subscribers totaled 325,920, up by 10.2 percent year-on-year. The cumulative duration of usage in the first three quarters (786 million hours) rose by 11.9 percent year-on-year. The number of fixed-line telephone subscribers decreased by 4.1 percent year-on-year to 148,307 in 2015.
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