MACAO - Less than half of Macao's restaurants and retailers registered a year-on-year rise in revenues in January this year, as compared with that of December last year, the Special Administrative Region's statistics service said on Tuesday.Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that 31 percent of Macao's restaurants registered a year-on-year rise in revenues in January, down 13 percentage points as compared with that of December last year.With regards to retail trade, 48 percent of interviewed retailers reported a year-on-year sales increase in January, down 13 percentage points from that of December 2017. On the other hand, 37 percent of the interviewed retailers registered a year-on-year sales decline, up 14 percentage points as compared with that of December 2017.The reports also said the restaurants and similar establishments were more optimistic about their business prospects in February 2018 during the Chinese Lunar New Year, with 24 percent of them anticipating a year-on-year rise in receipts, up 9 percentage points from January.Retailers also expected an improvement in their business in February 2018, with 37 percent predicting a year-on-year sales increase, up 6 percentage points from January. rubber silicone bracelets24 hour wristbandswedding wristbandssilicone fidget spinnerrubber bracelets cheapprinted bracelets
Editor's note: The independent aviation regiment from the North Sea Fleet has made its mark in its 53 years. As the first carrier-based helicopter force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, the regiment has successfully completed many missions, including escorting shipping vessels in the Gulf of Arden and recovering the data module of a long range carrier rocket. Veteran pilot Hu Baoliang has captured scenes from life in the regiment. A helicopter lands on a naval vessel at night. [Photo by Hu Baoliang/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
