Indicators for the sector

Period Unit 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 (forecast)
Foreign Direct Investment
Hotels and Restaurants: Year Rs million 2,610 5,979 3,985 3,760 n.a
Real estate, renting
and business activities:
Year Rs million 473 1,030 1,888 2,094 n.a
Construction: Year Rs million 11 45 68 211 n.a
FDI in Real Estate
as a percentage of total FDI:
Year % 43% 61% 52% 71% n.a
Tourism
Tourist arrivals: Year No. 788,276 906,971 930,456 871,356 915,000
Growth of "Hotels and
restaurants" sector:
Year % +3.5 +14.0 +2.7 -5.3 +5.1
Tourist arrivals increase
over previous year:
Year % +3.6 +15.1 +2.6 -6.4 +5.0
Gross earnings from
Tourism
Year Rs million 31,942 40,687 41,213 35,693 40,150
Gross earnings per
per tourist
Year Rs 40,521 44,860 44,293 40,963 43,880
Number of hotels Year No. 98 97 102 102 105
Hotel rooms Year No. 10,266 10,857 11,488 11, 456 11,564
Number of bedplaces Year No. 21,403 21,788 23,095 23,235 23,547
Percentage contribution to Gross Domestic Product
Hotels and restaurants: Year % 8.5 9.4 8.6 7.4 7.5
Real estate, renting and
business activities:
Year % 10.5 10.9/td> 11.5 11.8 11.9
Construction: Year % 5.6 6.4 6.9 6.8 8.0