MORE THAN 9.65 LAKH TOURISTS ARRIVED DURING MAY 2002
More than 9.65 lakh foreign tourists arrived
in the country during May, 2002. Arrival during the month was
12 percent less than the arrival in May 2001. Arrival during last
three months and comparative figures for the previous years are
as follows:-
|
Month
|
2000 (Actual)
|
2001 (Actual)
|
2002 (Estimated)
|
Percentage Change
2001/2000 2002/01
|
|
January
|
253666
|
283750
|
224070
|
11.9
|
-21.0
|
|
February
|
267403
|
262306
|
227529
|
1.9
|
-13.3
|
|
March
|
234606
|
248965
|
225558
|
6.1
|
-9.4
|
|
April
|
188132
|
185338
|
155378
|
-1.5
|
-16.2
|
|
May
|
139575
|
151098
|
132988
|
8.3
|
-12.0
|
|
Total
|
1073382
|
1131457
|
965523
|
5.4
|
-14.7
|
Foreign exchange earnings through the arrivals
of tourists upto May this year was Rs. 5627.82 (P) crore. Earnings
during the corresponding period of last two years were as follows:
-
|
Year
|
In Rs. Crores
|
%Change
|
In US$Million
|
%Change
|
|
2000(Jan-May)
|
6012.94
|
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|
1373.45
|
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|
|
2001(Jan-May)
|
6410.64
|
6.6
|
1373.23
|
0.0
|
|
2002(Jan-May)
|
5627.82(P)
|
-12.2
|
1182.93(P)
|
-13.9
|
