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  Kerala is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. Agriculture continues to be the dominant source of livelihood in the state.

With an investment of US$ 769.6 million, the state has the third highest number of small-scale industries in India, employing over a million people. A majority of the state’s small-scale industries are agro-based and are engaged in rubber, food, coir and cashew processing. The growth in tourism and the IT sectors has enabled the services sector of the economy to record a growth rate of 10 per cent per annum. The state has emerged as an attractive destination for services sector in the country. Revenues from the IT sector totalled US$ 82 million with exports amounting to US$ 65 million.


Advantage of this state

  • Lowest population growth rate at 9.4 per cent against the national average of 21.3 per cent.
  • Largest producer of coconut, pepper, coir, cocoa, rubber and areca nut in the country.
  • The first state in the country to install public telephones in its census villages.
  • Third highest per capita consumption of domestic electricity at 145.6 kWh against the national average of 75.2 kWh (1999-00).
  • Kochi (Cochin) International Airport Ltd, India’s first private airport was inaugurated in June 1999. Was accorded international airport status in 2000.
     

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