In the first six months of 2007, Macao's total value of imports grew by 15.6% year-on-year, with increases registered in the value of imports of, by broad economic categories, Capital goods (+45.6%), Consumer goods (+14.5%) and Raw materials & semi-manufactures (+0.2%).
Moreover, Macao's main suppliers of imported goods still concentrated in the Asian region. The value of imports from Mainland China and Hong Kong, comprising 52.5% of the total, rose by 9.7% and 12.8% respectively year-on-year.