The Ministry of Tourism said that the foreign exchange earnings (FEEs) from tourism in January 2013 grew by 20.6 per cent over January 2012. FEEs stood at Rs 10,398 crore compared to Rs 8,623 crore in the same month previous year.
The Ministry also said that the growth rate in FEEs was higher in January 2012. “The growth rate in FEEs in rupee terms in January 2013 over January 2012 was 20.6 per cent compared to 49.3 per cent in January 2012 over January 2011,” it said in a statement.
Foreign tourist arrivals stood at 6.99 lakh in January 2013 compared to 6.81 lakh during the same month previous year.