Foreign Tourist Arrivals and Foreign Exchange Earnings in October 2011
Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) during the Month of October, 2011 was 5.63 lakh as compared to FTAs of 5.07 lakh during the month of October, 2010 and 4.59 lakh in October, 2009. There has been a growth of 11.0% in October, 2011 over October, 2010 as compared to a growth of 10.5 % registered in October 2010 over October, 2009. The growth rate of 11.0% in October 2011 is higher than 8.7% growth rate observed in September, 2011 over September 2010. FTAs during the period January-October, 2011 were 49.38 lakh with a growth of 10.0%, as compared to the FTAs of 44.87 lakh with a growth of 11.9 % during January-October 2010 over the corresponding period of 2009.
Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEE) during the month of October 2011 were Rs. 7019 crore as compared to Rs. 5219 crore in September 2010 and Rs 4806 crore in October 2009. The growth rate in FEE in Rs terms in October 2011 over October 2010 was 34.5% as compared to 8.6 % in October 2010 over October 2009. FEE from tourism in rupee terms during January-October 2011 were Rs. 60780 crore with a growth of 18.4%, as compared to the FEE of Rs. 51334 crore with a growth of 21.1% during January- October 2010 over the corresponding period of 2009. FEE in US$ terms during the month of October 2011 were US$ 1424 million as compared to FEE of US$ 1175 million during the month of October 2010 and US$ 1028 million in October 2009. The growth rate in FEE in US$ terms in October 2011 over October 2010 was 19% as compared to the growth of 29.3 % in September 2010 over September 2009. FEE from tourism in terms of US$ during January-October 2011 were US$ 13310 million with a growth of 19.0%, as compared to US$ 11187 million with a growth of 28.6 % during January-October 2010 over the corresponding Period of 2009.
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