The latest data from the Statistics and Census Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government on the 17th showed that, driven by a significant increase of 1.6 times in the number of inbound tourists compared to the same period last year, the total consumption of tourists (excluding gambling) in the first quarter increased 1.3 times year-on-year to 14.98 billion Macau dollars (Macau dollars, the same below). According to statistics, the consumption of overnight travelers (12.34 billion yuan) and non overnight travelers (2.64 billion yuan) increased by 1.3 times and 1.1 times respectively. The per capita consumption of passengers in the first quarter was 3027 yuan, a decrease of 13.9% year-on-year. According to the statistics of tourist sources, the per capita consumption of mainland tourists is 3899 yuan, an increase of 8.9% year-on-year. During the current season, more than 50% of passengers spent on shopping (57.6%), followed by accommodation (20.1%) and catering (17.4%). The per capita shopping consumption decreased by 29.2% to 1744 yuan on a year-on-year basis, which was mainly used to buy jewelry and watches (405 yuan), cosmetics and perfume (393 yuan), and handheld food (340 yuan). (New News Agency)