9% INCREASE IN TOURIST
ARRIVAL
Foreign tourist arrival
during January to May, 2003 has recorded 9.4% increase. During
the period more than 10.83 lakh tourists visited the country in
comparison to 9.9 lakhs visitors in the corresponding period of
2002.
During the period
foreign exchange earnings also registered about 12.3% increase
over the earnings of corresponding period of last year. Exact
arrival and foreign exchange earnings were as follow:
|
Month
|
Foreign Tourist
Arrivals
|
Percentage
Change
|
| |
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2002-01
|
2003-02
|
|
January
|
283750
|
228150
|
278298
|
-19.6
|
22.0
|
|
February
|
262306
|
241133
|
272688
|
-8.1
|
13.1
|
|
March
|
248965
|
216839
|
220308
|
-12.9
|
1.6
|
|
April
|
185338
|
159789
|
167778
|
-13.8
|
5.0
|
|
May
|
151098
|
144571
|
144860
|
-4.3
|
0.2
|
|
Total
|
1131457
|
990482
|
1083932
|
-12.5
|
9.4
|
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS DURING 2003
|
Year
|
In Rs. Crores
|
% Change
|
In US$ Million
|
% Change
|
|
2001(Jan-May)
|
6410.64
|
--
|
1373.23
|
--
|
|
2002(Jan-May)
|
5749.21
|
-10.3
|
1180.86
|
-14.0
|
|
2003(Jan-May)
|
6433.24
|
11.9
|
1326.21
|
12.3
|
