Exports of goods from Portuguese-speaking countries to Macau rose by 46.9% last year compared to 2021, official data released yesterday showed.

Last year, the value exported by Portuguese-speaking countries to the Chinese semi-autonomous region was 1.06 billion patacas (121 million euros), according to the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC), quoted by Lusa.

On the other hand, the amount of goods imported from Macau by the Portuguese-speaking bloc fell by 73.4% year-on-year, standing at two million patacas (228,000 euros).

In 2022, the value of goods exported rose by 4.3% compared to the previous year, to a total of 13.52 billion patacas (1.54 billion euros), while the value imported was 139.8 billion patacas (16.01 billion euros), or 9.1% less year-on-year.

Macau's trade deficit last year stood at 126.29 billion patacas (14.4 billion euros), down 14.62 billion patacas (1.67 billion euros) compared to 2021 (140.9 billion patacas, 16.1 million euros).

The total value of foreign trade in goods in 2022 was 153.3 billion patacas (17.5 billion euros), down 8.1% from the 166.8 million patacas (19.1 billion euros) recorded in 2021, DSEC added.