Tourist arrivals for Sri Lanka in August rose 9.7 percent from a year earlier as per government data showed on Tuesday. Since a 25-year civil war ended in May 2009, the number of visitors has risen year-on-year in the past 40 months.

The following table shows tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka:    
 
                      2012        2011       Change  
                                             (in %)  
      August         79,456      72,463        9.7   
      Jan-Aug       622,661     537,787       15.8
      Jan-Dec                   855,975           

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