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Table No. 2 : Visitors to Places of Cultural Importance 1995 Vs 2004
( Million)
Year Domestic
Visitors
Percentage
Change
Over
Previous
Year
Foreign
Visitors
Percentage
Change
Over
Previous
Year
Over-all
Visitors
Percentage
Change Over
Previous Year
1995
2.102
(-) 23.8
0.112
5.7
2.214
(-) 22.7
1996
1.956
(-) 7.0
0.112
(-) 0.4
2.068
(-) 6.6
1997
1.728
(-) 11.6
0.070
(-) 37.4
1.798
(-) 13.0
1998
2.105
21.82
0.070
0.1
2.175
21.0
1999 2.215
5.2
0.058
(-)
17.9
2.273
4.5
2000 2.524 13.96
0.057
(-)
1.9
2.581
13.5
2001
2.173
(-) 13.90
0.062
9.84
2.235
(-) 13.4
2002 2.280 4.93
0.018
(-)
71.27
2.298
2.8
2003 2.758 20.96
0.018
1.79
2.776
21.0
2004
2.587
(-) 6.2
0.034
87.9
2.621
(-) 6.2
Source:
Department of Archaeology, Lok Virsa, Islamabad, Pakistan Science
Foundation, Government of Pakistan, Culture Departments, Governments
of Sindh, Archaeological Department, Government of N.W.F.P. and
Planning & Development Department, Northern Areas Administration.
The above table shows that:-
The long term trends indicate five negative and five positive trends over the
period 1995 to 2004. From 1995 to 1997 the visitors continually declined
from 2.214 million to 1.798 million, whereas it increased to 2.175 million in
1998, it further increased to 2.273 million in 1999 and again rose to 2.581
million in 2000. However, it dropped to 2.235 million in 2001. But it
increased to 2.298 million in 2002 and 2.776 million in 2003, whereas it
decrease to 2.621 million in 2004.
Long term trends of foreign visitors show five negative and five positive
trends. Negative trends were noticed in 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2002,
while significant improvement i.e. 87.9 percent was observed in 2004.
Domestic visitors trends are also fluctuating during the last 10 years. There
are five positive trends and five negative trends.
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