Net migration to the UK fell to 248,000 in 2016, as number of EU nationals leaving rose by 31,000Net long-term migration to the UK fell to 248,000 last year, a decrease of 84,000 compared with 2015 and the lowest level seen in over two years. This was largely driven by an increase in emigration. Migration levels from the Eastern and Central European ‘EU8′ countries experienced significant changes, with immigration falling by 25,000 to 48,000, and emigration rising by 16,000 to 43,000. This put EU8 net migration at 5000, the lowest recorded since their accession to the EU in 2004, and …read more
Source: Open Europe
