Foreign tourist arrivals in India grew 4 per cent to 7.9 lakh in January 2015 compared with 7.59 lakh during January 2014, a Ministry of Tourism statement on Tuesday said.
The highest share of travellers were from the US (16.35 per cent), followed by the UK (11.82 per cent), Bangladesh (9.29 per cent), Canada (4.7 per cent), Australia (3.63 per cent), Russian Federation (3.5 per cent), France (3.16 per cent), Germany (3.12 per cent), Sri Lanka (2.93 per cent), Malaysia (2.91 per cent), Japan (2.63 per cent), China (2.3 per cent), Republic of Korea (1.89 per cent), Afghanistan (1.76 per cent) and Oman (1.54 per cent).
Foreign exchange earnings during January 2015 were at ₹11,529 crore compared with ₹11,082 crore in January 2014, a growth of 4 per cent.
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