Retail e-payment transaction value rises 12.6% in September

Electronic payment transaction values at restaurants and similar establishments and in retail trade increased by 5.4% and 12.6% year over year, respectively, in September 2026, according to the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC).

In the first nine months of the year, transaction values in the two sectors grew by 2.2% and 13.3%, respectively.

For restaurants and similar establishments, transaction value rose 5.4% year over year to MOP1.10 billion in September. Western restaurants and Chinese restaurants recorded increases of 11.5% and 5.1%, respectively.

In the first nine months of 2026, transaction value in the sector increased by 2.2% year over year to MOP10.41 billion.

In retail trade, transaction value totaled MOP4.24 billion in September, up 12.6% year over year. Watches, clocks and jewelry retailers and cosmetics and sanitary articles retailers recorded notable increases of 47.4% and 34.8%, respectively, while pharmacies registered a decline of 9.7%.

Retail trade transaction value totaled MOP42.96 billion in the first nine months of the year, representing a 13.3% year-over-year increase.

DSEC noted that e-payment transaction values accounted for about 70% to 80% of receipts in the two sectors. As the statistics exclude cash transactions, the bureau advised considering quarterly and annual data when assessing the sectors’ overall business performance.

The bureau added that its survey covered major merchant acquirers, which account for about 95% of Macau’s total electronic payment transaction volume.