FTAs was 6.56 lakh and FEEs was Rs 9,847 crore during October 2014

The following are the important highlights regarding Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) and Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) from tourism during the month of October 2014.

Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs):

FTAs during the month of October 2014 was 6.56 lakh as compared to FTAs of 5.98 lakh during the month of October 2013 and 5.56 lakh in October 2012.

There has been a growth of 9.6% in October 2014 over October 2013 as compared to a growth of 7.5% registered in October 2013 over October 2012.

FTAs during the period January-October 2014 were 58.35 lakh with a growth of 7.8%, as compared to the FTAs of 54.12 lakh with a growth of 5.6% during January-October 2013 over the corresponding period of 2012.

The percentage share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during October 2014 among the top 15 source countries was highest from Bangladesh (14.15%), followed by USA (12.55%), UK (10.95%), Sri Lanka (3.73%), Russian Federation (3.64%), Canada (3.64%), Germany (3.57%), France (3.45%), Japan (3.06%), Australia (3.05%), Malaysia (2.66%), China (2.23%), Pakistan (1.86%), Thailand (1.81%) and Nepal (1.79%).

Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) from Tourism in Indian rupee terms and US$ terms:

FEEs during the month of October 2014 were Rs 9,847 crore as compared to Rs 8,645 crore in October 2013 and Rs 8,154 crore in October 2012.

The growth rate in FEEs in rupee terms in October 2014 over October 2013 was 13.9% as compared to 6.0% in October 2013 over October 2012.

FEE from tourism in rupee terms during January- October 2014 were Rs 96,007 crore with a growth of 12.9%, as compared to the FEE of Rs 85,014 crore with a growth of 14.6% during January-October 2013 over the corresponding period of 2012.

FEEs in US$ terms during the month of October 2014 were US$ 1.604 billion as compared to FEEs of US$ 1.404 billion during the month of October 2013 and US$ 1.538 billion in October 2012.

The growth rate in FEEs in US$ terms in October 2014 over October 2013 was growth of 14.2% as compared to the negative growth of 8.7% in October 2013 over October 2012.

FEE from tourism in terms of US$ during January- October 2014 were US$ 15.790 billion with a growth of 6.6%, as compared to US$ 14.806 billion with a growth of 5.5% during January- October 2013 over the corresponding period of 2012.

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