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FTAs during the period January-December, 2016 were 88.90 lakh with a growth of 10.7 per cent as compared to the FTAs of 80.27 lakh in January-December 2015. FEEs from tourism in rupee terms during January-December 2016 was Rs. 1,55,650 crore with a growth of 15.1 per cent. December 2016 registered a 13.6 per cent growth in Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) over the same period in 2015 with 10.37 lakh arrivals. FEEs was Rs.16,805 crore as compared to Rs. 14,152 crore in December, 2015 with 18.7 per cent growth rate. USA (18.33%) occupied highest percentage share in FTAs followed by Bangladesh (13.02%), UK (11.71%), Australia (5.43%), Russian Fed (4.18%),Canada (4.13%), Malaysia (3.38%), Germany (2.80%),  China (2.53%), Sri Lanka (2.25%), Singapore (2.12%), France (2.01%), Japan (1.79%), Afghanistan (1.38%) and Nepal (1.34%).

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