Gross Domestic Product (GDP)   Reflects the total of goods produced and services provided annually in Macao, China.
The GDP in this statistical yearbook is estimated by using the expenditure and production approaches. The expenditure-
based GDP is measured as the sum of private consumption expenditure, government final consumption expenditure, gross
fixed capital formation, changes in inventories, and net exports of goods and services (exports less imports).  The
production-based GDP, which is measured as the sum of gross value added of all economic activities, can be used to evaluate
the structure of the industrial sectors in Macao, China.

Infant Mortality Rate   Deaths of infants under one year old per 1,000 live births.

Natural Growth Rate   Excess of births over deaths per 1,000 inhabitants. (average population )

Crude Birth Rate   Live births per 1,000 inhabitants. (average population)

Crude Mortality Rate   Deaths per 1,000 inhabitants. (average population)

Regular Education   Systematic academic programmes designed in principle, for children and juveniles to access / progress
from pre-primary education to university. Three pre-conditions are set up:

- At least with a duration of one academic year,

- Specific academic qualification for entrance,

- Examination on specific academic assessment procedures included.

Pre-primary Education   Composed of 2 stages: infant education, equivalent to the first and second year of pre-primary
education, and the preparatory year for access to primary education or the third year of pre-primary education

(1) Infant education   Designed for children aged between 3-4 years old. Children aged 3 as at 31st December of the year of
enrolment are eligible. No knowledge tests are required for progression.

(2) Preparatory classes to primary education   Designed for children of 5 years old as at 31st December of the year of
enrolment. Progress examination is a  pre-requisite for advancement access. This type of preparatory class is also called the
third year of pre-primary education in some educational institutes.

Primary Education   Lasts for 6 years. Children completed the preparatory class or of 6 years old as at 31st December of
the year of enrolment are eligible to the first year of primary education. The maximum age for primary education is 15.

Secondary Education   It is divided into 2 stages: Junior secondary and senior secondary. Pre-university courses are also
considered secondary education.

(1) Junior Secondary Education   For a duration of 3 years. Students successfully completed the primary education are eligible.
The maximum age for this level is 18 years old. However, under certain circumstances, the educational institutes can exercise
their discretion to accept enrolment beyond the age limit.

(2) Senior Secondary Education   For a duration of 2-3 years. Students successfully completed the junior secondary level are
eligible. The maximum age for this level is 21. However, under certain circumstances, the educational institutes can exercise
their discretion to accept enrolment beyond the age limit.

Vocational technical college   Programmes aim to train vocational technical personnels in elementary and middle levels.

Higher Education   Degree or non-degree programmes offered by universities, polytechnical institutes or equivalent.

Special Education   Programmes designed for students with mental, hearing and physical problems.

Adult Education   Practical programmes or courses, outside the regular education, organized for general participants. Usually, the students are 15 years old or above.

Labour Force   Individuals aged 14 or over who, during the reference period, are available to participate in the production
of goods and/or services. This comprises both the employed population and the unemployed population.

Employed Population   Individuals aged 14 or over who have worked for at least 1 hour during the reference period, for
pay, profits or family gain in cash or in kind. It also includes individuals who have a job and are absent from work but
maintain a formal job attachment, and owners of a company, temporarily not at work because of specific reasons.

Unemployed Population   Individuals aged 14 or over who, during the reference period, do not have a job or formal job
attachment, but are available to work for pay or run a business at any time and have sought work during the last 30 days.

Underemployed Population   Employed population, irrespective of the status in employment, who have worked
involuntarily for less than 35 hours during the reference period, but are available for or have sought additional work.

Labour Force Participation Rate   The proportion of labour force in the resident population of Macao, China aged 14 and
over.

Unemployment Rate   The proportion of unemployed in the labour force.

Underemployment Rate   The proportion of underemployed in the labour force.

Visitor   Any person travelling to Macao, China other than his/her usual environment  and whose main purpose of travel is
other than the exercise of an activity remunerated from within Macao, China. The maximum length of stay has been
amended from 3 consecutive months to 12 consecutive months since August 2000.

Hotel Occupancy Rate   Number of rooms occupied by guests over total number of available rooms, expressed in
percentage.

Imports   The entry of any commodities into Macao, China, except Reimports and Direct Transit.

Exports   The outgoing from Macao, China of any commodities, excluding Temporary Exports and Direct Transit.

Domestic Exports   The outgoing from Macao, China of any commodities with the origin of Macao, China.

Reexports   The outgoing from Macao, China of any commodities previously imported, without any transformation, or even
with transformation, the commodities did not qualify for the origin of Macao, China.

Direct Transit   Commodities passing through or transhiped in Macao, China for the exclusive purpose of transportation
and with their next destination mentioned in the attached documents.

Country of origin   The country or territory where the crops were grown, the minerals were mined and the articles were
manufactured wholly or partly. If partly, the origin is considered the country or territory responsible for the last phase of
manufacture before the merchandise took its final form. Repacking, sorting or mixing is not considered a manufacture
operation.

Country of destination  The final country or territory to which the goods are delivered, whether or not the transport has
been interrupted, and without any commercial transaction in the transit country or territory.

Terms of Trade Index: The ratio of the unit value index of exports to that of imports.

Housing Unit   Division(s) or annex of a permanent building.  Each housing unit has independent entrance to access to the
common area of the building, can be legally registered with the property registry and can be independently transacted.

Gross Floor Area   The sum of the area of each floor of the building measured to the outer surface of the outer walls
including the area of lobbies, stairs, lift landings and communal space (shared by 2 or more housing units).

Consumer Price Index   Reflects the price change of a representative "basket" of goods and services consumed by
families of Macao, China.

Money supply (M1)   Refers to the sum of currency in circulation and demand deposits.

Money supply (M2)   Refers to the sum of money supply M1 and quasi-monetary liabilities that consist of savings
deposits, notice deposits, time deposits and certificates of deposits.

Financial transactions   Comprise financial assets and financial liabilities.