Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that per-capita spending of visitors for the second quarter of 2008 increased by 9% year-on-year to MOP 1,613. Per-capita spending of Mainland visitors took the lead, at MOP 3,357 and that of Hong Kong visitors was MOP 992. Compared with the second quarter of 2007, per-capita spending of tourists went up by 14% to MOP 2,367, however, per-capita spending of same-day visitors was MOP 464, a drop of 16%.

Per-capita non-shopping spending (excluding gaming expenses) of visitors grew by 11% year-on-year to MOP 975, of which the expenses on accommodation and food & beverage accounted for 44% and 37% respectively. However, per-capita shopping spending rose by 5% to MOP 638, with the expenses on local food products and clothing sharing 30% and 17% respectively.

Per-diem spending of visitors was MOP 1,416, an increase of 2% over the second quarter of 2007. Mainland visitors had the highest per-diem spending, at MOP 2,148.

The average length of stay of visitors held stable at 1.1 days as the second quarter of 2007. The average of tourists increased by 0.1 day to 1.7 days and that of same-day visitors stayed unchanged at 0.2 day.