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Year-end pick up in foreign tourist arrivals

Updated: Jan 07, 2014 12:53:19pm
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New Delhi, Jan 7 (KNN)  Foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) in the country have shown a year-end pick up by 6.3 per cent in December 2013 while foreign exchange earnings (FEEs) too have grown by 10.7 per cent during the same period when compared to the corresponding month in 2012.

“FTAs during the Month of December 2013 were 8.00 lakh as compared to FTAs of 7.53 lakh during the month of December 2012 and 7.37 lakh in December 2011,” said an official notification from the Ministry of Tourism.
 
There has been a growth of 6.3 per cent in December 2013 over December 2012 as compared to a growth of 2.2 per cent registered in December 2012 over December 2011, it said.
 
According to official data, FTAs during the period January to December 2013 were 68.48 lakh with a growth of 4.1 per cent, as compared to FTAs of 65.78 lakh with a growth of 4.3 per cent during January to December 2012 over the corresponding period of 2011.
 
As far as foreign exchange earnings from tourism are concerned, “FEEs during the month of December 2013 were Rs 11,680 crore as compared to Rs 10,549 crore in December 2012 and Rs 8,870 crore in December 2011,” it said.

The growth rate in FEEs in rupee terms in December 2013 over December 2012 was 10.7 per cent as compared to 18.9 per cent in December 2012 over December 2011.

“FEEs from tourism in rupee terms during January to December 2013 were Rs 1,05,836 crore with a growth of 12.0 per cent, as compared to the FEEs of Rs 94,487 crore with a growth of 21.8 per cent during January to December 2012 over the corresponding period of 2011.

FEEs in USD terms during the month of December 2013 were USD 1.886 billion as compared to FEEs of USD 1.931 billion during the month of December 2012 and USD 1.688 billion in December 2011.

The growth rate in FEEs in USD terms in December 2013 over December 2012 was a negative growth of 2.3 per cent as compared to the growth of 14.4 per cent in December 2012 over December 2011.

FEE from tourism in terms of USD during January to December 2013 were USD 18.133 billion with a growth of 2.2 per cent, as compared to USD 17.737 billion with a growth of 7.1 per cent during January-December 2012 over the corresponding period of 2011.

Ministry of Tourism compiles monthly estimates of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) on the basis of the FTAs data at major ports and Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) from tourism on the basis of data available from Reserve Bank of India.  (KNN/ES)

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