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Coimbatore Taxi News
According to a PIB release, Ministry of Tourism (MoT) has compiled monthly estimates of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) and Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) from tourism on the basis of data received from major airports.
With the availability of final figures of FTAs from Bureau of Immigration (BOI) now for 2008, the provisional figure of 5.37 million FTAs for 2008 released earlier by MoT has now been revised at 5.28 million.
Following are the important highlights regarding FTAs and FEEs from tourism in India for the year 2009.
Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs)
- FTAs during 2009 were 5.11 million with a growth rate of (-) 3.3 per cent as compared to the FTAs of 5.28 million and growth rate of four per cent during 2008.
- Though the growth rate for 2009 is (-) 3.3 per cent, it is better than UNWTO’s projected growth rate of (-) six per cent to (-) four per cent for the world.
- FTAs during the month of December 2009 were 6.46 lakh as compared to FTAs of 5.34 lakh in December 2008 and 5.97 lakh in December 2007.
- The growth rate in FTAs in December 2009 over December 2008 was 21 per cent which is highest positive growth registered in any month of 2009.
Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEE) from Tourism in Indian Rupee terms and USD terms
- FEE in Rupee terms during 2009 were Rs 54960 crore as compared to Rs 50730 crore in 2008.
- The growth rate in FEE in Rupee terms during 2009 was 8.3 per cent as compared to 2008, and 14.4 per cent during 2008 as compared to 2007.
- In spite of the negative growth rate of 3.3 per cent in FTAs, FEE in rupee terms observed a positive growth of about eight per cent during 2009.
- FEE during 2009 was USD 11.39 billion as compared to USD 11.75 billion during 2008.
- The growth rate in FEE in USD terms during 2009 was (-) 3.0 per cent as compared to 2008, and 9.5 per cent during 2008 as compared to 2007.
- FEE in Rupee terms during the month of December 2009 were Rs 7042 crore as compared to Rs 5083 crore in December 2008 and Rs 5079 crore in December 2007.
- FEE in USD terms during the month of December 2009 was USD 1510 million as compared to USD 1046 million in December 2008 and USD 1287 million in 2007.
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