India’s forex earnings from tourists rise nearly 16 per cent to Rs6,652 crore in September

India's foreign exchange earnings from foreign tourist arrivals (in rupee terms) rose 15.7 per cent year-on-year to around Rs6,652 crore in September 2012, compared with Rs5,748 crore in September 2011, which in turn was up 22.9 per cent year-on-year from Rs4,678 crore in September 2010.

Foreign exchange earnings from tourism in rupee terms during January-September 2012 rose 22.9 per cent to Rs66,061 crore against Rs53,761 crore in January-September 2011, which in turn was up 16.6 per cent year-on-year compared with earnings during the previous period.

In dollar terms, however, forex earnings from tourist arrivals during September 2012 rose by a mere 0.9 per cent to $1.22 billion compared with $1.21 billion during September 2011, which in turn was up 19 per cent from $1.02 billion in September 2010.

During the January-September 2012 period the country's foreign exchange earnings from tourism in dollar terms rose 5.1 per cent to $12.49 billion, which in turn was up 18.7 per cent compared to $11.89 billion in the corresponding period of 2010.

Foreign tourist arrivals in the country during September 2012 stood at 4.15 lakh, up 3.2 per cent from 4.02 lakh during September 2011, which in turn were up 6.7 per cent from the 3.70 lakh reported in September 2010.

Tourist arrivals into the country during the January-September 2012 period grew 5.9 per cent year-on-year to 46.33 lakh compared with the 9.9 per cent growth to 43.75 lakh during January-September 2011 over the corresponding period of 2010.