MORE THAN 1.55 LAKH TOURISTS ARRIVED DURING APRIL 2002
More than 1.55 lakh foreign tourists
arrived in the country during April 2002. Arrival during the month
was 16.2 percent less than the arrival in April 2001. Arrival
during last four 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
|
|
Total
|
933807
|
980359
|
832535
|
5.0
|
-15.1
|
Foreign exchange earnings through the arrivals
of tourists during January-April 2002 was Rs. 4769.52 (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-April)
|
5131.97
|
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|
1173.83
|
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|
|
2001(Jan-April)
|
5453.39
|
6.3
|
1169.04
|
-0.4
|
|
2002(Jan-April)
|
3673.50(P)
|
-12.5
|
1004.75(P)
|
-14.1
|
