Macau Yearbook 2013 - Macao Yearbook

Macao Yearbook 2013The Gross Domestic Product value and the Gross Domestic Income reflecting the macroeconomic conditions of Macao are also compiled by the DSEC, by integrating and analysingMacao’s economic, social and public financial statistics.Dissemination of Statistical InformationThe DSEC publishes essential statistical data that is of public interest via various media. Moredetailed information is then available to users via a website and in publications. All official statisticaldata is provided free of charge. Users may download the data from the website, or obtain the dataor make enquiries about it from the Documentation and Information Centre.Announcement of results of the 2011 Population Census and theGeographic Information System (GIS)In April 2012, the Government released the results of 2011 Population Census containing detailedanalysis of changes in the demographic characteristics over the past decade. Meanwhile, theGeographic Information System (GIS) of the 2011 Population Census is readily accessible at theDSEC website. To further enhance effective application of data from the population census, thesystem allows users to search for demographic characteristics and distribution within 23 statisticalcritieria, including gender, age group, population density and household.Projected Population of Macao 2011-2036The DSEC released its Projection of Population of Macao 2011-2036 report in October 2012,projecting the population of Macao over the coming 25 years. The method of population poly-factorcompounding projection was adopted to project future population size and composition. Populationprojection provides an important basis for policymaking in areas such as education, healthcare andhousing, as well as for investment decision-making in the industrial and commercial sectors andfor academic studies.2012/2013 Household Budget SurveyEvery five years the DSEC conducts the Household Budget Survey to collect detailed income andexpenditure information about local households. To ensure the full representation of consumptionpatterns across different seasons, information gathering work by the DSEC started in September2012, and lasted a year, until September 2013. The results of the survey will be used to updatethe Consumer Price Index in terms of commodity and service types, expenditure weights and theperiod base, revising the private consumption expenditure estimation, and compiling indicatorsof income distribution.Supporting Office to the Permanent Secretariat to the Forum for Economicand Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking CountriesThe Supporting Office to the Permanent Secretariat to the Forum for Economic and Trade196