TOURISM ARRIVAL
IN SEPTEMBER-2002
Foreign tourists
arrival in the country upto September this year was 16,123,83
- 14.8% less than the arrival in corresponding periods of last
year. Monthwise arrival during the year is as under:
|
MONTH
|
FOREIGN TOURIST ARRIVALS
|
PERCENTAGE
CHANGE
|
|
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2001/00
|
2002/01
|
|
January
|
233666
|
283750
|
228150
|
11.9
|
-19.9
|
|
February
|
257403
|
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
|
|
June
|
161613
|
176716
|
143100
|
9.3
|
-19.0
|
|
July
|
212949
|
224432
|
186482
|
6.4
|
-16.9
|
|
August
|
186843
|
196517
|
161477
|
5.2
|
-17.8
|
|
September
|
180070
|
162326
|
151721
|
-9.9
|
-6.5
|
|
Total
|
1814857
|
1891448
|
1612383
|
4.2
|
-14.8
|
Foreign exchange
earnings during January-September, 2002 was Rs. 9368 crore while
earning during the corresponding period of previous year was Rs.
10740 crore. Earning in rupees in $ during corresponding period
of last 2 years is as under:
|
YEAR
|
IN RS. CRORES
|
% CHANGE
|
IN US$ MILLION
|
% CHANGE
|
|
2000(Jan-Sep)
|
10230.00
|
--
|
2308.00
|
--
|
|
2001(Jan-Sep)
|
10740.00
|
5.0
|
2291.00
|
-0.7
|
|
2002(Jan-Sep)
|
9368.00
|
-12.8
|
1933.00
|
-15.6
|
