Total land area measured 29.9 km² in 2012 and the population density stood at 19,000 per km². Water consumption reached 231 000 m³ per day; domestic garbage collected averaged 500 tonnes per day.

In the first quarter of 2013, total spending of visitors reached MOP14.5 billion and per-capita spending of visitors amounted to MOP2,046, up by 10% and 8% respectively year-on-year.

Visitor arrivals totalled 2,398,340 in April 2013, up by 0.7% year-on-year. The average length of stay of visitors was 1.0 day.

The average earnings of full-time employees in the Banking Sector rose by 2.5% year-on-year to MOP21,330 in March 2013. Number of vacancies at the end of March 2013 decreased by 53 year-on-year to 170.

In the first quarter of 2013, the average price of residential units was MOP77,975 per square meter of usable area; a total of 5,423 building units were purchased and sold at MOP25.69 billion; gross floor area of buildings completed totalled 398,676 square metres.

Value of retail sales amounted to MOP15.43 billion in the first quarter of 2013, up by 17% year-on-year; volume of retail sales increased by 15% year-on-year.

The Composite CPI (122.17) for April 2013 increased by 5.24% year-on-year and 0.88% month-to-month.

Population of Macao was estimated at 586,300 as at 31 March 2013. In the first quarter of 2013, there were 1,609 live births and 488 mortality cases.

Visitor arrivals in package tours decreased by 2.0% year-on-year to 739,091 in March 2013. The average occupancy rate of hotels and guesthouses stood at 78.7%, with 915,766 guests and an average length of stay of 1.4 nights.

In the first quarter of 2013, a total of 988 new companies were incorporated, up by 12.1% year-on-year; total value of registered capital decreased by 22.4% to MOP154 million.