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Net migration to the UK has fallen by a
quarter in the last year, and is now at its lowest level since 2009. How have
inward, outward and net flows changed over the last decade?
30.11.2012.536,000 people immigrated to
the country in the year ending March 2012, down 7.8% since 2011 according to
migration statistics released by the ONS. The decline in immigration coincided
with a 0.4% decline in UK GDP growth.
A
similar pattern can be seen in December 2008 when UK GDP growth fell by 2.1%.
As well as a reduction in the number of people coming to the UK, there was a
4.8% rise in emigration. As a result, net migration has fallen considerably.
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