Retail sales drop 6.6 pct last year

Macau registered over 21,000 visitor arrivals on Wednesday after the validity period for a negative nucleic acid test (NAT) was extended from 48 hours to seven days, a Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) statement said yesterday.According to the statement, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced on August 23 that effective from 0:00 on August 25, individuals intending to cross the border between Macau and Guangdong province must present a valid negative NAT result

Macau’s general unemployment rate remained unchanged at 1.7 percent from February to April, as compared with that of the previous survey period from January to March, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said yesterday.According to a DSEC statement, local residents’ unemployment rate remained unchanged at 2.3 percent from February to April this year, as compared with that of the previous survey period.The total labour force stood at 391,900 and the labour force participation rate