Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) during the Month of March 2011 was 5.07 lakh as compared to FTAs of 4.72 lakh during the month of March 2010 and 4.42 lakh in March 2009. There has been a growth of 7.4 % in March 2011 over March 2010 as compared to a growth of 6.7 % registered in March 2010 over March 2009. FTAs during the period January-March 2011 were 17.37 lakh with a growth of 11.1 %, as compared to the FTAs of 15.63 lakh with a growth of 10.6 % during January-March 2010 over the corresponding period of 2009.
Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEE) during the month of March 2011 were Rs. 5522 crore as compared to Rs. 5507 crore in March 2010 and Rs. 4437 crore in March 2009. The growth rate in FEE in Rupee terms in March 2011 over March 2010 was 0.3 % as compared to 24.1 % in March 2010 over March 2009. The lower growth rate in FEE in March 2011 over March 2010 was due to high base and quite high growth rate (24.1%) in March 2010 over March 2009. FEE from tourism in rupee terms during January-March 2011 were Rs. 18952 crore with a growth of 6.8 %, as compared to the FEE of Rs. 17746 crore with a growth of 30.7 % during January-March 2010 over the corresponding period of 2009. FEE in US$ terms during the month of March 2011 were US$ 1227 million as compared to FEE of US$ 1209 million during the month of March 2010 and US$ 867 million in March 2009. The growth rate in FEE in US$ terms in March 2011 over March 2010 was 1.5 % as compared to the growth of 39.4 % in March 2010 over March 2009. FEE from tourism in terms of US$ during January-March 2011 were US$ 4184 million with a growth of 8.4%, as compared to US$ 3858 million with a growth of 41.3 % during January-March 2010 over the corresponding period of 2009. The lower growth rate in FEE in March 2011 over March 2010 was due to high base and quite high growth rate (39.4%) in March 2010 over March 2009.
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