[New Delhi]Foreign Tourist Arrival Compilation Grows@ 6.8% Over Previous 2 Years
Ministry of Tourism Compilation Of Foreign Tourist Arrivals Shows a Growth of 6.8% in December 2014 over Previous Two Years And during the month of December 2014 Foreign Exchange Earnings From 15 Countries were Rs.12,875 crore
. FTAs during the Month of December 2014 was 8.77 lakh as compared to FTAs of
8.22 lakh during the month of December 2013 and
7.53 lakh in December 2012.
There has been a growth of 6.8% in December 2014 over December 2013.
FTAs during the period January- December 2014 were 74.62 lakh with a growth of 7.1%, as compared to the FTAs of 69.68 lakh with a growth of 5.9% during January- December 2013 over the corresponding period of 2012.
· The percentage share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during December 2014 among the top 15 source countries was highest from USA (17.62%), followed by UK (11.44%), Bangladesh (10.22%), Canada (4.81%), Australia (4.75%), Russian Federation (3.91%), Malaysia (3.65%), Germany (2.58%), Sri Lanka (2.54%), China (2.25%), Japan (2.21%), France (2.19%), Singapore (2.11%), Pakistan (1.94%) and Thailand(1.62%).
Foreign Exchange Earnings [FEEs] during the month of December 2014 were Rs.12,875 crore as compared to Rs.11,994 crore in December 2013 and Rs.10,549 crore in December 2012.
The growth rate in FEEs in rupee terms in December 2014 over December 2013 was 7.3%.
· FEE from tourism in terms of US$ during January- December 2014 were US$ 19.657 billion with a growth of 6.6%, as compared to US$ 18.445 billion with a growth of 4.0% during January- December 2013 over the corresponding period of 2012.
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