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Foreign Tourist Arrivals Growth Rate Increased To 4.5%


Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) from tourism in Rupees terms in March, 2014 were ₹10,257 crore in comparison to ₹9,553 crore in March, 2013.

FTAs during the Month of March 2014 was 6.69 lakh as compared to FTAs of 6.40 lakh during the month of March 2013 and 6.06 lakh in March 2012.

There has been a growth of 4.5% in March 2014 over March 2013 as compared to a  growth of 5.5%  registered  in March 2013 over March  2012.

FTAs during the period January-March 2014 were 21.27 lakh with a growth of 4.9%, as compared to the FTAs of 20.27 lakh with a growth of 3.0% during  January-March 2013 over the corresponding period of 2012.

FEEs during the month of March 2014 were ₹10,257 crore as compared to ₹9,553 crore in March 2013 and ₹7,843 crore in March 2012.

The growth rate in FEEs in rupee terms in March 2014 over March 2013 was 7.4% as compared to 21.8% in March 2013 over March 2012.

FEE from tourism in rupee terms during January-March 2014 were ₹32,809 crore with a growth of 8.4%, as compared to the FEE of ₹30,270 crore with a growth of 21.2% during January-March 2013 over the corresponding period of 2012.

The growth rate in FEEs in US$ terms in March 2014 over March 2013 was negative growth of 4.4% as compared to the growth of 12.7% in  March 2013 over March  2012.