Macau’s total value of retail sales rose 12.6 percent year on year to 66.26 billion patacas last year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said in a statement yesterday.
According to the statement, retail sales of timepieces and jewellery accounted for 22.3 percent of the total value.
Retail sales of leather goods (+22.4 percent), timepieces and jewellery (+17.0 percent), and cosmetic and sanitary articles (+15.2 percent) recorded major growth rates.