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India earns Rs 11355 Cr from tourism in February; Tourist arrivals up by 7.2%

By TIOL News Service

NEW DELHI, MARCH 09, 2014: FOREIGN Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in February, 2014 was 7.38 lakh which was 6.88 lakh in February, 2013 with a growth of 7.2%. Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) from tourism in Rupee terms in February, 2014 were Rs 11,355 crore in comparison to Rs 10,252 crore in February, 2013.

The following are some important highlights regarding FTAs and FEEs from tourism during the month of February, 2014:

Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs):

FTAs during the Month of February 2014 was 7.38 lakh as compared to FTAs of 6.88 lakh during the month of February 2013 and 6.81 lakh in February 2012.

There has been a growth of 7.2% in February 2014 over February 2013 as compared to a growth of 1.0% registered in February 2013 over February 2012.

FTAs during the period January-February 2014 were 14.58 lakh with a growth of 5.1% , as compared to the FTAs of 13.87 lakh with a growth of 1.8% during January-February 2013 over the corresponding period of 2012.

Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) from Tourism in Rupee terms and USD terms

FEEs during the month of February 2014 were Rs 11,355 crore as compared to Rs 10,252 crore in February 2013 and Rs 8,502 crore in February 2012.

The growth rate in FEEs in rupee terms in February 2014 over February 2013 was 10.8% as compared to 20.6% in February 2013 over February 2012.

FEE from tourism in rupee terms during January-February 2014 were Rs.22,552 crore with a growth of 8.9%, as compared to the FEE of Rs 20,717 crore with a growth of 21.0% during January-February 2013 over the corresponding period of 2012.

FEEs in USD terms during the month of February 2014 were USD 1.824 billion as compared to FEEs of USD 1.905 billion during the month of February 2013 and USD 1.729 billion in February 2012.

The growth rate in FEEs in USD terms in February 2014 over February 2013 was negative growth of 4.3% as compared to the growth of 10.2% in February 2013 over February 2012.

FEE from tourism in terms of USD during January-February 2014 were USD 3.629 billion with a negative growth of 5.2%, as compared to USD 3.830 billion with a growth of 12.3% during January-February 2013 over the corresponding period of 2012.

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.


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