Macao's total value of exports saw a year-on-year slide of 2.9 percent in May, while the value of imports a year-on-year rise of 13.4 percent in the month, according to official statistics issued Friday.

The figures from the government-run Statistics and Census Service (SCS) indicated that in the first five months, the value of textile and garment exports, which accounted for 62.1 percent of the total exports, decreased by 22.9 percent over the same period of 2006.

The United States and the European Union remained as Macao's major export markets in the first five months, together making up 56.1 percent of the total value of the exports.

Meanwhile, Macao's main suppliers of imported goods still concentrated in the Asian region.